I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the camera is being moved and the way the light is being used, you do get an idea of it.

Quote by Christopher Eccleston

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On The Others, very atmospheric and probably mysterious is how I would say it felt...

On The Others, very atmospheric and probably mysterious is how I would say it felt...

I think film and television are really a director's medium, whereas theatre is the actor's...

I think film and television are really a director's medium, whereas theatre is the actor's...

What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye.

What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye.

I heard the various terms of abuse at school and probably indulged them in the...

I heard the various terms of abuse at school and probably indulged them in the...

I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just...

I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just...

Television, although It's in steep decline, still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have...

Television, although It's in steep decline, still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have...

Twelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a...

Twelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a...

We all need a firm sense of identity.

We all need a firm sense of identity.

My parents always knew I was hopeless at everything else, I was fortunate in that...

My parents always knew I was hopeless at everything else, I was fortunate in that...

I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.

I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.

I love my accent, I thought it was useful in Gone In 60 Seconds because...

I love my accent, I thought it was useful in Gone In 60 Seconds because...

Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney.

Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney.

We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the...

We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the...

The money is better in films and television. But in terms of acting, theatre is...

The money is better in films and television. But in terms of acting, theatre is...

I care more about telly because it made me an actor and there's a much...

I care more about telly because it made me an actor and there's a much...

I want to direct but I think I'd be bloody awful and I don't want...

I want to direct but I think I'd be bloody awful and I don't want...

I only ever worked on interiors, and an interior is an interior. I don't know...

I only ever worked on interiors, and an interior is an interior. I don't know...

I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we...

I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we...

I've never been up with the times, always been slightly out of step.

I've never been up with the times, always been slightly out of step.

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.