People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap.
Singing and being truthful to a song... I've developed that skill, and I know how to do that real instinctively, that's all I've been doing for the last 25 years.
But if I were to say who influenced me most, then I'd say Franz Kafka. And his works were always anchored in the Central European region.