One of the things that really attracted me to the character is the mask he wears. I had some experience working behind makeup in the film Hellraiser but nothing as extensive as Garak. I was intrigued as to how one would go about playing an alien under all of that rubber and latex. So I did one more audition and after that I was on the set working right away with Sid [Alexander Siddig who plays Doctor Julian Bashir]. I think they wanted to get his character of Bashir more involved in the series so they brought Garak in initially to develop a relationship with the doctor. Once Sid and I began working with each other we immediately hit it off and there was a great deal of chemistry between us. The rest, as they say, is history.