His character defines the word enigmatic, but this weeks Fargo episode finally gave us some pretty major reveals on David Thewliss V.M. Varga, including his living situation, his guiding philosophy, and even why his teeth are so gosh darn janky.Yahoo TV chatted with British actor Thewlis about Vargas newly revealed health problem, how far into his backstory the series will dive, and his hints about how there are some wild turns ahead for V.M. (including, maybe, what those initials stand for).So, the eating situation with V.M. Varga is it bulimia, or another medical condition? The idea is bulimia in his life. Hes a man who is so ultimately in control of seemingly everything, and its therefore an expression of the one part of his existence that hes not in control of, something that at times he loses control of vulnerability. Its not something I knew about when I first took the role. Id only just read the [first] three episodes when I took the role. [Series creator Noah Hawley] called me and discussed this idea for Episode 4, and it explained something about the teeth as well. That was the idea from the beginning that it could cause some of the tooth decay was part of it. It was always something wed planned.As you just said, we havent seen any other way that he is vulnerable. This could be the only opening Emmit and Sy are going to have to him being vulnerable to them. Well have to see if we think its a vulnerability that can be taken advantage of. Because nobody knows about it.And there are still a lot of things the audience doesnt know about him. We do get to see his living arrangements though, that hes living in this semi-truck he parked in the Stussy lot earlier in the season. Is it safe to assume from that that hes not someone whos concerned with putting down roots? It really seems like its all about, for him, going into a place, stripping it of what he can get out of it, and leaving. Is that accurate of what we can conclude about him? Yes. In terms of what we might find out later without sort of anticipating too much. Thats the general picture thats been painted up to now. The speech he gives to Emmit in [this episode] its definitely the accumulation of wealth, the hiding of it. Being anonymous and invisible, hence his appearance. We certainly understand by now that hes someone whos completely familiar with grand wealth. Im talking about wealth, not money. He doesnt need Emmit. Emmit is [only] rich, compared to what [Varga] has his eyes set on.David Thewlis as V.M. Varga and Ewan McGregor as Emmit Stussy in FXs Fargo. (Photo: Chris Large/FX) More How much of what he says to Emmit in that speech is his personal philosophy, the way that he operates his own life? How much of it, if any, is what hes saying only to try to manipulate Emmit into signing those partnership papers? Oh, I think its 100 percent his own philosophy. I do very much. Its something that recurs later on. Like I said, hes so constantly in control. Its funny, because me, as an actor, when I was learning the lines for Varga, we were blocking the scene, I found strength in knowing where to go in the room and how to learn the language. It works just because he knows. He knows how a scene will develop.If you think of that scene with Emmit in the study, he reveals to Emmit by the end of the scene that hes listening to him that its a surveillance operation and that he knows all about his brother. He knows about the stamp. Now, I dont think he factored into it when he turns up at the house that hes going to reveal that information. He knows that this is the time to take the operation further. Hes going to feed Emmit with little scraps to show Emmit how absolutely threatened and vulnerable he is. Nothing seems to happen by accident with him. He never makes a slip of the tongue. He never says anything he doesnt need to say, you know, never gives anything away he doesnt want to give away. But I do think everything he is saying is honest, its not a scam. Its not something hes hiding. I think this is his modus operandi. This is his personal philosophy. Show less «