Even At Drama School If There Was

I've Always Loved Teaching Acting. I Think It Helps Me To Kind Of Get Back To Basics. It's Like A Refresher Course For Me As Well, So In A Sense, I'm Hopefully Learning As Much As My Students Are - Or At Least Discovering Or Re-discovering As Much As They Are. I Find That When I Teach, I'm Reminded Of My Own Sort Of Failings. I'm Reminded Of Where I Sometimes Keep Going Wrong.

I Love Theater Work Because Of The Immediate Effect Your Performance Has On The Audience. And I Love The Repetition, I Love Getting On The Same Stage For More Than A Month And Reciting The Same Lines, Trying To Make A Small Or Large Step Towards An Improvement In My Acting.

I Enjoy Playing Villains - I'm Very Proud That I Belong To A Very Honorable Tradition Of British Actors Who Come To Hollywood To Play The Bad Guys. At Some Point In American Film, I Think There Was The Idea That The British Accent Had A Tone To It That's A Little Bit Naughty.

I've Always Been Terrified About Being Bored. I Always Think Being Bored Is The Worst Thing. The Only Strategic Decision I Ever Made As An Actor Was To Try And Make Each Job As Different As Possible.

I Love Playing Villains.