It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience.

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It's not who i am underneath but what i do that defines me

It's not who i am underneath but what i do that defines me

I went backwards and forwards over it until I was 22. And then in the...

I went backwards and forwards over it until I was 22. And then in the...

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...

I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play...

I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play...

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of...

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of...

I have a fear of being boring.

I have a fear of being boring.

Essentially, I'm untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself...

Essentially, I'm untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself...

No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the...

No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the...

My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics...

My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics...

I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around.

I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around.

But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn't mind it at all. So in that short...

But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn't mind it at all. So in that short...

We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything,...

We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything,...

I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world...

I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world...

I've had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I'm trivializing them...

I've had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I'm trivializing them...

Obviously there are times with acting when exactly what is required is just going through...

Obviously there are times with acting when exactly what is required is just going through...

All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding...

All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding...

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

It's about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along. That's partly because...

It's about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along. That's partly because...

An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.

An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.