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People always make that mistake when they talk about theatre - the notion of the 'theatrical' meaning something separate from life. If it... →
The fact is that Hollywood, from as early as the sixties to the present time, has ghettoized cinema into the big industry, a marketing industry. In... →
I always think I look like the Elephant Man - I can't get used to my own image.
I think I must be the only British actor who's played both Stalin and Trotsky. I need to play Lenin so I can make it a triptych.
The problem is that the U.K. in essence is a feudal society. It's everyone in their place.
I used to do a lot of fencing in the theater and a lot of horse riding in the early days, so I'm used to it in a way. If you're classically... →
Actors in general have become very spoiled in the roles they choose these days. When I first started in this profession - about a hundred years ago... →
The heritage of a British actor revolves around the challenges of playing the classic roles to meet certain levels of success as an actor. In... →
I was living in London and I thought, 'There's nothing here for me anymore.' I don't want to become this actor who's going to be... →
For me, it's just acting. It's pretending. The best actors are children, and children don't do research. You never see a child going... →
I come from a working class community in eastern Scotland, and I've always been a populist, though not a patronising populist.
I didn't have this feeling that I should be a leading actor in the cinema. And I wouldn't want the responsibility of the opening weekend.
I've always wanted to make a film.