I went being unemployed for three years to being the lead in a British feature in the days when we only made two a year, 1990. It was ridiculous really.

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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 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 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 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 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...

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...

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...

I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the...

I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way 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.

I had bags of energy as a kid.

I had bags of energy as a kid.

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...

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 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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and...

Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and...

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...