I like playing strange characters. Some people might say it has something to do with a hidden part of myself, but I think it's a lot simpler than that: normal people are just not very interesting.
The idea of doing a period movie, some people say, "Isn't it odd that you're doing a period movie? That's a change of pace for you. " And, I'm like, "Not really. " When you're doing a science fiction movie, it's almost exactly the same.