So nevertheless, what I'm saying is that what one is - one's parameters are constantly narrowed by one's success, and my desire is to widen my field even if I risk failure.

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An acting assistant stage manager in a theater in Canterbury, a rep theater. A small...

An acting assistant stage manager in a theater in Canterbury, a rep theater. A small...

Now in my theater training I showed no aptitude at all.

Now in my theater training I showed no aptitude at all.

I liked the theater. I liked the people. I liked the time that we worked.

I liked the theater. I liked the people. I liked the time that we worked.

I succeeded on sort of chutzpah and charm. No technique at all, didn't know what...

I succeeded on sort of chutzpah and charm. No technique at all, didn't know what...

What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to...

What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to...

At age 10 or 12 he's going to boarding school in the Isle of Wight....

At age 10 or 12 he's going to boarding school in the Isle of Wight....

Godspell was a good leap for me, it was a good shop window.

Godspell was a good leap for me, it was a good shop window.

However, I wasn't very good at the sciences, or didn't have a lot of help...

However, I wasn't very good at the sciences, or didn't have a lot of help...

No, I don't believe in hard work. If something is hard, leave it. Let it...

No, I don't believe in hard work. If something is hard, leave it. Let it...

So the better my partner or my opposition, however you like to think about it,...

So the better my partner or my opposition, however you like to think about it,...

I was the youngest. The yule lamb. The one who always got away without doing...

I was the youngest. The yule lamb. The one who always got away without doing...

It's always great to play a man who sets himself up to be punctured.

It's always great to play a man who sets himself up to be punctured.

My next step must be to go to drama school. Well, I get into drama...

My next step must be to go to drama school. Well, I get into drama...

The sad thing about any business I suppose, but in mine you see it particularly,...

The sad thing about any business I suppose, but in mine you see it particularly,...

I think I would not be described as a character actor in that I don't...

I think I would not be described as a character actor in that I don't...

I constantly experience failure in that my work is never as good as I want...

I constantly experience failure in that my work is never as good as I want...

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...

Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every...

Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every...

Not all lucid dreams are useful but they all have a sense of wonder about...

Not all lucid dreams are useful but they all have a sense of wonder about...

Memories donâ€™t fade, it is just we who start overlooking the things once done or...

Memories donâ€™t fade, it is just we who start overlooking the things once done or...

Today is tomorrow's yesterday...make the best of it... for it will never come again.

Today is tomorrow's yesterday...make the best of it... for it will never come again.