When I choose a role it's either because I recognise the man, or that I'm very curious to know him. If I neither recognise nor know him, then it is better that I don't play him. When you drop your…

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I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great...

I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great...

I think the cinema you like has more to do with silence, and the theater...

I think the cinema you like has more to do with silence, and the theater...

I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I'm waiting for that script to pop through the...

I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I'm waiting for that script to pop through the...

There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating...

There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating...

I do remember, as a child, that I always imagined, when I was maybe 6...

I do remember, as a child, that I always imagined, when I was maybe 6...

There have not been any troughs as regards my work. There's never been a trough...

There have not been any troughs as regards my work. There's never been a trough...

If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would...

If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would...

The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure...

The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure...

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I...

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I...

The many many imponderables come together when a film opens and for all sorts of...

The many many imponderables come together when a film opens and for all sorts of...

All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour.

All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour.

The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still...

The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still...

When Attenborough asked me to do Gandhi it was almost like stepping off one boat...

When Attenborough asked me to do Gandhi it was almost like stepping off one boat...

Movie magic is movie magic and acting magic is acting magic.

Movie magic is movie magic and acting magic is acting magic.

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that...

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that...

Hopefully, as I get older in the business, I make my choices more accurately, and...

Hopefully, as I get older in the business, I make my choices more accurately, and...

If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death.

If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death.

With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise...

With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise...

But filming is good for you, because the crew isn't allowed to laugh. You can't...

But filming is good for you, because the crew isn't allowed to laugh. You can't...

The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So...

The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So...