I don't feel particularly comfortable about actors using whatever power they may have to push their beliefs, unless they're extremely well informed.

Quote by Ralph Fiennes

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One of the things that binds us as a family is a shared sense of...

One of the things that binds us as a family is a shared sense of...

You have to just dive over the edge. You haven't got time to mess about.

You have to just dive over the edge. You haven't got time to mess about.

I was only interested in my scene, and I had to go through thousands and...

I was only interested in my scene, and I had to go through thousands and...

I don't plan a career. That doesn't work for me. I just have to go...

I don't plan a career. That doesn't work for me. I just have to go...

Within the process of filming, unexpected situations occur.

Within the process of filming, unexpected situations occur.

I can't go and shoot people in the back of the head because It's a...

I can't go and shoot people in the back of the head because It's a...

I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm...

I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm...

There are those moments when you shake someone's hand, have a conversation with someone, and...

There are those moments when you shake someone's hand, have a conversation with someone, and...

I was grateful to have two weeks to shoot this one scene in Harry Potter....

I was grateful to have two weeks to shoot this one scene in Harry Potter....

In the studio system, things are expected of a film. By the first, second, third...

In the studio system, things are expected of a film. By the first, second, third...

You're meant to be playing the distillation of evil, which can be anything.

You're meant to be playing the distillation of evil, which can be anything.

I couldn't get as big as a bodybuilder. I tried to put on as much...

I couldn't get as big as a bodybuilder. I tried to put on as much...

We'd all like to believe that perhaps people could stop killing each other.

We'd all like to believe that perhaps people could stop killing each other.

Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender....

Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender....

I got to read some writings by serial killers, and they got inside my head....

I got to read some writings by serial killers, and they got inside my head....

Little moments can have a feeling and a texture that is very real.

Little moments can have a feeling and a texture that is very real.

It was just two energies between two people, you can't prescribe that.

It was just two energies between two people, you can't prescribe that.

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

I veer away from trying to understand why I act. I just know I need...

I veer away from trying to understand why I act. I just know I need...

Kenya doesn't have much of an infrastructure for hosting a film.

Kenya doesn't have much of an infrastructure for hosting a film.