Most times when people pitch you as being perfect for a part... they don't look at you as an actor who can transform. A lot of people are so literal.
“I had a great drama teacher, and he sort of made out drama school as this incredibly difficult thing to get into: 6,000 people apply every year, and some of the schools only have 12 places. It's a phenomenally difficult thing to get into. And that excited me - I wanted that challenge.”