I got to read some writings by serial killers, and they got inside my head. They were quite disturbing. I read disturbing stuff about that very detached way of manipulating people to do things.

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'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.

The film depends on the audience's belief in this relationship.

The film depends on the audience's belief in this relationship.

Most films are rooted in a book or a comic strip, but I don't go...

Most films are rooted in a book or a comic strip, but I don't go...

Within the process of filming, unexpected situations occur.

Within the process of filming, unexpected situations occur.

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.

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.

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...

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 went out to Mount Kilimanjaro, which I thought was very beautiful, but there were...

I went out to Mount Kilimanjaro, which I thought was very beautiful, but there were...

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....

In the best material, you always should be able to somehow make a case for...

In the best material, you always should be able to somehow make a case for...

You feel yourself working to show something. I've learned to distrust that feeling.

You feel yourself working to show something. I've learned to distrust that feeling.

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...

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.

I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights.

I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights.

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...

As an actor, there's a bit of you that's decided you want to be looked...

As an actor, there's a bit of you that's decided you want to be looked...

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

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...