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

Quote by Ralph Fiennes

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There's a lot of people who feel there's a tabloid journalist who had it coming.

There's a lot of people who feel there's a tabloid journalist who had it coming.

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...

Kenya doesn't have much of an infrastructure for hosting a film.

Kenya doesn't have much of an infrastructure for hosting a film.

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....

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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 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...

I got to read some writings by serial killers, and they got inside my head....

I got to read some writings by serial killers, and they got inside my head....

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.

Within the process of filming, unexpected situations occur.

Within the process of filming, unexpected situations occur.

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

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

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

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...

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...