In the best material, you always should be able to somehow make a case for a story to be transposed to any other time.

Quote by Ralph Fiennes

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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.

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...

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.

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 was grateful to have two weeks to shoot this one scene in Harry Potter....

I was grateful to have two weeks to shoot this one scene in Harry Potter....

I respond to a part just intuitively when I read a script.

I respond to a part just intuitively when I read a script.

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.

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 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...

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.

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.

I have a lot of stuff I want to talk about and offer up. It...

I have a lot of stuff I want to talk about and offer up. It...

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...

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...

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...

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

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