I'm sure acting is a deeply neurotic thing to do.

Quote by Ralph Fiennes

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When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got...

When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got...

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...

You have to just dive over the edge. You haven't got time to mess about.

You have to just dive over the edge. You haven't got time to mess about.

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 couldn't get as big as a bodybuilder. I tried to put on as much...

I couldn't get as big as a bodybuilder. I tried to put on as much...

Within the process of filming, unexpected situations occur.

Within the process of filming, unexpected situations occur.

I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm...

I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm...

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

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

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....

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...

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...

In the studio system, things are expected of a film. By the first, second, third...

In the studio system, things are expected of a film. By the first, second, third...

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...

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...

There's a challenge to playing these fantasy figures because they are fantasy figures. You have...

There's a challenge to playing these fantasy figures because they are fantasy figures. You have...

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...

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 don't feel particularly comfortable about actors using whatever power they may have to push...

I don't feel particularly comfortable about actors using whatever power they may have to push...

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.

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.