Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing.…

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Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of The Lord of the Rings. From...

Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of The Lord of the Rings. From...

I'd been trying for a while to get parts that weren't just the English bad...

I'd been trying for a while to get parts that weren't just the English bad...

I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry...

I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry...

If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it.

If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it.

I think everybody's got different methods of working which suit the particular individual. Mine is...

I think everybody's got different methods of working which suit the particular individual. Mine is...

A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I...

A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I...

I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and...

I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and...

I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime...

I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime...

I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star....

I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star....

There's a wealth of literature out there which, hopefully, will be, you know, exploded in...

There's a wealth of literature out there which, hopefully, will be, you know, exploded in...

I think that you always have something left, that you take something of the character...

I think that you always have something left, that you take something of the character...

I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I...

I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I...

Listen to people and treat people as you find them. There's an inherent goodness in...

Listen to people and treat people as you find them. There's an inherent goodness in...

I sometimes find that playing the bad guy, or villains, or psychopaths tend to be...

I sometimes find that playing the bad guy, or villains, or psychopaths tend to be...

My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.

My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.

Lord of the Rings was just so much enjoyment. It was over about the space...

Lord of the Rings was just so much enjoyment. It was over about the space...

Lord of the Rings was something I always wanted to do. I read the book...

Lord of the Rings was something I always wanted to do. I read the book...