I've had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I'm trivializing them by using them for a scene in a movie. I don't want to do that. It just makes me feel kind of dirty for having…

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What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....

What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....

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'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...

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...

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...

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

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

I have a fear of being boring.

I have a fear of being boring.

And being as I'm somebody who loves movies like The Machinist, I also love going...

And being as I'm somebody who loves movies like The Machinist, I also love going...

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...

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 don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played - they're all really...

I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played - they're all really...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....

What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....

We refuse to see how bad something is until it completely destroys us.

We refuse to see how bad something is until it completely destroys us.

I could name a thousand reasons why I hate you, but I could name a...

I could name a thousand reasons why I hate you, but I could name a...