I did 'Narnia' because it was a good opportunity and all that, but really? I wanted to play Mr. Tumnus because he's my favourite children's character. That was awesome.

I kind of embarked on a fruitless search to find information about my character, Frederick Aiken. And it was fruitless, unfortunately, because there's so little about him.

Basically, every character I've ever played, I've based entirely on internal conflict. And I love doing that, because I think it's very human.

Because technically actors are just public servants really. They just tell stories because people need to be told stories. That's all it is. And yet we get treated as though we're important.

When you can see kids smiling, that's one of the best things. That's why I did 'Narnia.'

Fear is really powerful; it's really useful to me.