All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You've said that you will commit to this part, and I just can't…

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My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics...

My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics...

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...

And being as I'm somebody who loves movies like The Machinist, I also love going...

And being as I'm somebody who loves movies like The Machinist, I also love going...

But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn't mind it at all. So in that short...

But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn't mind it at all. So in that short...

I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play...

I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play...

I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world...

I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world...

We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything,...

We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything,...

What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....

What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....

Essentially, I'm untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself...

Essentially, I'm untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself...

If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be...

If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be...

I went backwards and forwards over it until I was 22. And then in the...

I went backwards and forwards over it until I was 22. And then in the...

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...

I've had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I'm trivializing them...

I've had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I'm trivializing them...

You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince...

You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince...

What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....

What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of...

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of...

It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the...

It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the...

I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played - they're all really...

I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played - they're all really...

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.

An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.