I Think That Most Actors Attempt To

I've Never Had To Turn My Hand To Anything For Monetary Gain, Other Than Pretending To Be Somebody Else. I'm Deeply Fortunate.

Fifteen Years Before I Became A Screen Actor, I Was In The Theatre. A Lot Of My Work Was Comedy, Which I Loved Doing. It's Harder.

The Camera Does Not Like Acting. The Camera Is Only Interested In Filming Behaviour. So You Damn Well Learn Your Lines Until You Know Them Inside Out, While Standing On Your Head!

I Don't Want To Be Like The Actor Who Rehearses Everything In The Bathroom, Then Comes To The Set And Carries On Completely Uninterrupted While The Other Actors Tiptoe Away. I'm So Dependent On Reacting To The Other Actors On The Set, And To The Director. I'm Very Responsive. I React. And I Treasure The Energy That Reaction Gives. I Feed Off That And Work Off That. I Don't Like To Be Too Prepared, No. However We Define Too Prepared, If I Feel It's Getting That Way, Then I'll Back Off. My Line-learning Is Very Special. I Like To Learn The Dialogue Of The Whole Film Before I Arrive.

I Try And Reduce Myself To An Almost Blank Slate And Hope To God That I Am Creative.