When it comes to films, people often don't differentiate between the message of a bad central character and the message of the film itself. They are two separate things.

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It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the...

It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the...

We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything,...

We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything,...

It's not who i am underneath but what i do that defines me

It's not who i am underneath but what i do that defines me

If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be...

If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be...

I've had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I'm trivializing them...

I've had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I'm trivializing them...

All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding...

All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding...

No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the...

No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the...

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...

I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play...

I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play...

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of...

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of...

I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world...

I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world...

I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around.

I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around.

I went backwards and forwards over it until I was 22. And then in the...

I went backwards and forwards over it until I was 22. And then in the...

You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince...

You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince...

My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics...

My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics...

And being as I'm somebody who loves movies like The Machinist, I also love going...

And being as I'm somebody who loves movies like The Machinist, I also love going...

What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....

What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman....

I could name a thousand reasons why I hate you, but I could name a...

I could name a thousand reasons why I hate you, but I could name a...

We refuse to see how bad something is until it completely destroys us.

We refuse to see how bad something is until it completely destroys us.