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.

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I went being unemployed for three years to being the lead in a British feature...

I went being unemployed for three years to being the lead in a British feature...

I had bags of energy as a kid.

I had bags of energy as a kid.

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...

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 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...

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 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.

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 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...

We all need a firm sense of identity.

We all need a firm sense of identity.

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...

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...

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 love Dead Ringers. A democratic set, the work was taken seriously.

I love Dead Ringers. A democratic set, the work was taken seriously.

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...

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...

Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

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 think theatre is by far the most rewarding experience for an actor. You get...

I think theatre is by far the most rewarding experience for an actor. You get...

I know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad...

I know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad...