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

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I went being unemployed for three years to being the lead in a British feature...

I went being unemployed for three years to being the lead in a British feature...

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...

I got a tiny part in a play, auditioned for another one and got that...

I got a tiny part in a play, auditioned for another one and got that...

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.

Rather than disliking theatre, I've expressed a preference for television because it tends to deal...

Rather than disliking theatre, I've expressed a preference for television because it tends to deal...

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.

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

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

I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the...

I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the...

Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney.

Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney.

I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just...

I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just...

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 know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad...

I know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad...

Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

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

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

I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that...

I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that...

What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye.

What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye.

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...

We all need a firm sense of identity.

We all need a firm sense of identity.