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Jared Harris wants to take on roles which "scare" himself.
The 'Quiet Ones' actor - who stars opposite Sam Claflin and Olivia Cooke in the horror film - believes it's important to take on a variety of parts because it will help him develop professionally if he steps outside of his comfort zone.
He told collider.com: "I like auditioning, it's important to keep auditioning. Generally speaking if you're auditioning for something, you're auditioning for a role that people can't see you in and you need to convince them that you're the right person. If you only take parts that are offered to you, you end up playing the same roles over and over again. I think it's important to keep auditioning. I think it's important to scare yourself, to take parts that are outside of your comfort zone. That's sort of been my MO for my whole career. I keep trying to change it up."
Harris insists the ratio of auditions and success when auditioning doesn't change.
He added: "The last time I auditioned, I auditioned with Spielberg for the 'Lincoln' movie. I audition for stuff all the time, and what's weird about it is that one's success rate at auditioning doesn't really change. It's sort of at the same ratio of stuff you audition for to things you land."

James Franco is set to appear in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'.
The 36-year-old actor starred as Will Rodman in 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' and although his character was not set to return for the sequel, director Matt Reeves has now revealed he could make a cameo.
Asked whether unused scenes from the last film were to appear in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes', he told Collider.com: "There is an appearance that he makes which is not about some ending that they ... there's no reprise of the footage that they shot of his death or anything like that."
Freida Pinto, who starred alongside Franco as Caroline Aranha in the 2011 film will not reprise her role, while Andy Serkis - who stars as Gollum in 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' - will return as the ape Caesar.
Explaining the relevance of Franco's appearance, Reeves said: "Essentially the idea is that Caesar has ties to both communities, to the humans because he has a human father in Will, who died in the viral apocalypse, and then he has the apes who are his family now...
"We felt this movie is so much about his emotional perspective that in order to set that into a framework you needed to refer to essentially his father.
"So, in a way that I won't totally give away, we essentially have a moment where you have Caesar sort of reminiscing or connecting to who Will was and what he meant to him."
Gary Oldman, 'The Americans' actress Keri Russell and Judy Greer will star alongside Andy Serkis in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes', which is set to be released in July.

Zack Snyder is due to direct 'Justice League'.
The filmmaker has been confirmed to helm the superhero blockbuster, which will see Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman join forces to fight crime, and is expected to arrive in theatres as early as 2018 following on from as yet untitled sequel to 'Man of Steel'.
Greg Silverman, Warner Bros.' production president, revealed to the Wall Street Journal: "It will be a further expansion of this universe. 'Superman vs Batman' will lead into 'Justice League'."
A script is currently in development and Silverman confirmed they were currently casting half-robot hero Cyborg, with Broadway star Ray Fisher rumoured to be a hot favourite for the role.
Other superhero characters who appear in the original DC Comics include Aquaman, Flash and Green Lantern.
The all-star cast in the Justice League universe already includes Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot and Amy Adams, with Henry Cavill reprising his role as Superman and Ben Affleck making his debut as Batman.
Warner also said there were no plans for a Wonder Woman spin-off featuring Gadot's Wonder Woman just yet, but it is a definite possibility for the future.
Sue Kroll, president of worldwide marketing, said: "That is our hope. With the right script, that could be viable. The world is ready for her."

Steven Spielberg will direct the screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'The BFG'.
The 67-year-old filmmaker is set to helm the picture which follows a little girl who leads the titular big, friendly giant and the Queen of England on a mission to stop the giants from eating children and Spielberg is "honoured" to bring it to the big screen.
In a statement the director said: "'The BFG' has enchanted families and their children for more than three decades. We are honoured that the Roald Dahl estate has entrusted us with this classic story."
Melissa Mathison, who last worked with Spielberg on 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial', will pen the script, while Frank Marshall will produce, and Michael Siegel and John Madden will executive producers, reports Variety.com.
Spielberg will begin production in 2015, with a planned 2016 release.
Meanwhile, Spielberg is reportedly set to team up with Tom Hanks for their fourth big screen collaboration after 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'Catch Me If You Can' and 'The Terminal', for an unnamed Cold War thriller.
His films have received worldwide recognition with the 1993 epic 'Schindler's List' and 1998's 'Saving Private Ryan' winning him an Oscar for Best Director, while 'Jaws' 'E.T.' and 'Jurassic Park' achieved phenomenal box office success.

Jude Law is to star in 'Genius'. The 'Talented Mr. Ripley' actor will appear opposite Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman in the movie, which is based on A. Scott Berg's biography of editor Max Perkins. Perkins worked with literary great Thomas Wolfe on a ...

'Die Hard' director John McTiernan finds his movies "embarrassing."
The 63-year-old filmmaker - who has given his first interview since release from prison in February - is best known for his action films including 'Predator' and 'The Hunt for Red October' and despite his success he finds it difficult to watch a movie back without being critical.
He told Empire magazine: "I find all of my movies embarrassing. I'm not saying they're bad but I sit there groaning. Cuts I'm not happy with, parts where I f**ked up. I find them emotionally difficult."
McTiernan insists he changed the scope of 1998 hit film 'Die Hard', starring Bruce Willis, and transformed it from being a "terrorist" film into a "date night" movie.
He said: "The original screenplay was a grim terrorist movie. On my second week working on it, I said, 'Guys, there's no part of terrorism that's fun. Robbers are fun bad guys. Let's make this a date movie'. And they had the courage to do it."

Rita Ora thought 'Fifty Shades of Grey' was "like going back to school".
The British-Albanian singer had to learn French for her role in the raunchy adaptation of E.L. James' novel, as well as perfect her American action.
She told MTV News: "She's honestly one of the ones that loves her brother [Christian Grey] for whatever.
"She doesn't know about his fantasies yet, but she's extremely involved and loves him and she studies in France, speaks French, and it was a good learning curve for me ...
"I had a brown wig on and I was being the smart girl that came from French school to see her family, so it was just a lot of dedication, it was like going back to school."
Meanwhile, the star revealed she learned a lot from working with Dakota Johnson, who will play Anastasia Steele.
She said: "Working with Dakota was extremely fun she's just so gorgeous so it kind of distracts you a little bit, but I mean she's a really great great... she's an amazing actress so I'm like learning things from her."

Leslie Mann feels "really lucky" to be a working mother.
The 'Other Woman' actress - who has children Iris, 11, and Maude, 15, with husband Judd Apatow - knows females in their 40s don't necessarily find it easy to get their careers back on track after taking breaks to raise their families.
Leslie, 42, said: "It's fun to be able to work like this at my age.
"I'm so lucky I was able to have a career when I was younger and I was able to have my kids and stay home with them.
"And now that I get to work again? I mean, I am really lucky. I have a lot of 'mom friends' who aren't in my industry and they talk about how tricky it is now their kids are older and they want to go back to work. Getting back into the workforce isn't as easy at 40 as it is at 20."
The 'This is 40' actress relies heavily on her group of close friends and doesn't know how she would cope without them.
She told Stylist magazine: "I don't know what I'd do without my girlfriends. I have the same best friends I've had since middle school and they're super, they have my back and I have theirs.
"I love spending time with my husband but I really need my girlfriends."

Francis Ford Coppola thinks films should be judged 10 years after their release.
The 75-year-old filmmaker - whose directorial prominence was cemented with the release of 1972's 'The Godfather' - believes movies are often recognised for the impact they created long after their initial debut on the big screen.
He said: "Films I thought, because of their original reception, were failures yet went on in time to be regarded as classics. Sometimes I think films shouldn't be judged until 10 years have passed."
Talking about what is required for a movie to be considered quality, he explained: "The balance of depth, complexity, passionate feeling and entertainment."
Coppola insists the "holy grail" of filmmaking is mastering commercial and artistic success of the movie.
He added to Empire magazine: "There were always two sides - the commercial and the artistic. Of course, the 'holy grail' was to achieve both in the same film.
"I've always wanted to break new ground and yet let there be heartbreaking moments of humanity - with goals like that you pretty much always feel as if you're coming short."