My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism - that's what I was saying about the difference between the character's message and the film's message.

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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...

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....

If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be...

If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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

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

You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince...

You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince...

It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the...

It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When it comes to films, people often don't differentiate between the message of a bad...

When it comes to films, people often don't differentiate between the message of a bad...

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...

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,...