I had to help to coax the performances and I really enjoyed that extra responsibility.

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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 had bags of energy as a kid.

I had bags of energy as a kid.

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...

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

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

Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

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 got a tiny part in a play, auditioned for another one and got that...

I got a tiny part in a play, auditioned for another one and got that...

Rather than disliking theatre, I've expressed a preference for television because it tends to deal...

Rather than disliking theatre, I've expressed a preference for television because it tends to deal...

Any horror element is as much psychological as special effects.

Any horror element is as much psychological as special effects.

It can be very difficult to trace your birth parents.

It can be very difficult to trace your birth parents.

I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that...

I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that...

We all need a firm sense of identity.

We all need a firm sense of identity.

Many times I've sat with a camera and another actor and seen all their fears...

Many times I've sat with a camera and another actor and seen all their fears...

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.

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 film is about Joe discovering who his mother and father are and his relationship...

The film is about Joe discovering who his mother and father are and his relationship...

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

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

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.

Theatre is expensive to go to. I certainly felt when I was growing up that...

Theatre is expensive to go to. I certainly felt when I was growing up that...