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

Quote by Christopher Eccleston

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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 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...

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 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...

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 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...

Any horror element is as much psychological as special effects.

Any horror element is as much psychological as special effects.

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...

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...

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.

It can be very difficult to trace your birth parents.

It can be very difficult to trace your birth parents.

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.

We all need a firm sense of identity.

We all need a firm sense of identity.

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 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...

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

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

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...

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 had bags of energy as a kid.

I had bags of energy as a kid.

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...