Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

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I only ever worked on interiors, and an interior is an interior. I don't know...

I only ever worked on interiors, and an interior is an interior. I don't know...

The film is about Joe discovering who his mother and father are and his relationship...

The film is about Joe discovering who his mother and father are and his relationship...

I've never been up with the times, always been slightly out of step.

I've never been up with the times, always been slightly out of step.

I think theatre is by far the most rewarding experience for an actor. You get...

I think theatre is by far the most rewarding experience for an actor. You get...

I heard the various terms of abuse at school and probably indulged them in the...

I heard the various terms of abuse at school and probably indulged them in the...

Television, although It's in steep decline, still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have...

Television, although It's in steep decline, still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have...

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.

Many times I've sat with a camera and another actor and seen all their fears...

Many times I've sat with a camera and another actor and seen all their fears...

I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we...

I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we...

My parents always knew I was hopeless at everything else, I was fortunate in that...

My parents always knew I was hopeless at everything else, I was fortunate in that...

I had to help to coax the performances and I really enjoyed that extra responsibility.

I had to help to coax the performances and I really enjoyed that extra responsibility.

Twelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a...

Twelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a...

I love Dead Ringers. A democratic set, the work was taken seriously.

I love Dead Ringers. A democratic set, the work was taken seriously.

We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the...

We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the...

I love my accent, I thought it was useful in Gone In 60 Seconds because...

I love my accent, I thought it was useful in Gone In 60 Seconds because...

I had bags of energy as a kid.

I had bags of energy as a kid.

I care more about telly because it made me an actor and there's a much...

I care more about telly because it made me an actor and there's a much...

Any horror element is as much psychological as special effects.

Any horror element is as much psychological as special effects.

I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.

I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.

The money is better in films and television. But in terms of acting, theatre is...

The money is better in films and television. But in terms of acting, theatre is...