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It's also about a man facing a very difficult problem, and I think there's lots of areas of recognition on a human level, which is one of the things that makes the script compelling. Mostly, I think we get a very imaginative understanding of what the man was like. And I think it's very well supported by the volumes and volumes of material, observations and conversations had by family members, fellow politicians, friends who observed him... very closely. I think... it seems as though she gets very close to him.

And so, when that happens, as an actor it's much easier to try and find a way in, because there's a human way in. I'm playing a man who happens to be a historical icon. That's the way I've approached it.