He's a monster - and that got to me, |
I was constantly trying to understand him a bit more, and then I'd think, 'I don't really want to understand him anymore, I just want to take the money!' |
It's quite a tragic story from Bernie's point of view too, because he is a massive fabricator of reality, |
Of course the subject matter is controversial, but I decided to do it because I really respect the people behind it, Company Pictures, who've made great television like The Lakes and Shameless, ... It's very dark but it's not gratuitously violent, or exploitative; it's been made responsibly, not sensationally. |
Putting Katie in the box was really upsetting and difficult to film, but she was brilliant when we shot those scenes, |
the greatest challenge I've ever had as an actor. |
The magic stuff was almost like light relief in a way, but of course it's also quite sinister, ... I learnt a couple of tricks, and I stole a line from a guy who was teaching me. He used to come in and do a few tricks for me, and he'd say 'I am magic!' You'll hear me say that in the piece. |