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

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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.

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 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 think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that...

I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that...

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...

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 see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never...

I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never...

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.

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.

I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live...

I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live...

Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is...

Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot.

My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot.

I hate wasting people's time.

I hate wasting people's time.

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,...

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...

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...