The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we all have with weight.

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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled...

You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled...

My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot.

My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot.

I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past.

I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past.

I was a savage for so many years of my life. There was some seed...

I was a savage for so many years of my life. There was some seed...

There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there...

There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there...

I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for...

I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for...

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work,...

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work,...

When I've gone back to work, it's always with that sense of inevitability. That may...

When I've gone back to work, it's always with that sense of inevitability. That may...

If people take an interest in you and they think there's half a chance, they...

If people take an interest in you and they think there's half a chance, they...

The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot.

The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot.

I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do.

I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do.

I'm very often still very much alive for that other being and that other world...

I'm very often still very much alive for that other being and that other world...

I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so its no problem for...

I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so its no problem for...

At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the...

At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the...

Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence...

Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence...

I find it easier to work when it's quiet.

I find it easier to work when it's quiet.

I suppose the place where I live is fairly remote, it would seem remote to...

I suppose the place where I live is fairly remote, it would seem remote to...

I made the film in spite of Harvey, not because of Harvey.

I made the film in spite of Harvey, not because of Harvey.

Everybody has to know for themselves what they're capable of.

Everybody has to know for themselves what they're capable of.

Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from.

Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from.