I relate to Roger on a lot of levels, and I don’t relate to him on other levels. I know what it’s like to be creatively stuck, and I know what it’s like to be ashamed of your past and the feeling of just wanting to hide away from the rest of the world. He really hates himself, and that I really understand. But sometimes it is hard to like a character who kind of loves his own misery so much. I think he is kind of self indulgent, and that is the hardest part about the role. Making him vulnerable and angry and depressed, cause he certainly is all those, but also making him likable, empathetic, and intelligent is kind of tricky. It took me a long long time before I felt comfortable playing that role.