Occupation: Actor Birth: May 2, 1946
I became fascinated by the fact that people write to give away rather than write to be read. It's the difference between playwrights and novelists..
Napoleon was one of the most complex personalities in history.He was ruthless, small in stature, a bully, vulnerable, unfaithful and I think he was t….
In The Godfather, for instance, they say they won't deal drugs because they have a code of behaviour. He is the last remnants of that. So playing som….
I think I've grown up in an era where character acting on film has become less desirable for the producers and directors and therefore the audience. ….
It's an honour to have such a wonderful international cast on board for this world famous murder mystery. Writer Stewart Harcourt has created an exqu….
When I was 18 and not sure whether I wanted to be an actor, I realised that a playwright has no voice without an actor. That's my reason for acting: ….
I'm really not interested in showing me or playing me. My gift as an actor, given to me, is to be able to become other people..
The great exception to that, of course, is Johnny Depp, who is absolutely the ultimate character actor. Johnny Depp is the future of the character ac….
I'm really into my photography and am trying to catch up with digital generation - I was used to the old 35mm cameras..
I think its very dangerous, the idea of celebrity - you have to be constantly controversial to maintain the status of celebrity. Reality TV is the de….
Deep inside, I am desperate to do comedy..
I'm never bored, never ever bored. If I've got a day off I'll sit in a cafe and watch and observe. I'm a great observer..
I can't try to convert anybody. It's not in me to do that. But my faith has given me such an appreciation of people and meaningful relationships, and….
What we're doing is saying what happens with the establishment and how are we as ordinary human beings are used as pawns. What do we really know abou….
I love seeing my characters big up there and I would have liked to have reached a different public in movies from my television public. There's still….
My fun as an actor and my task as an actor is to transform myself to become other people. I enjoy becoming characters but I don't enjoy becoming cari….
When I was 16, I made some little 35mm documentaries about the poor in London. I went round Notting Hill, which was a real slum in the 1950s, shootin….
In so many roles I've played the outsider. As an outsider, you have more energy to succeed simply because you are an outsider. There are scripts floa….
I love playing real people. It's a huge challenge and responsibility which I take on board and which I relish. It also scares me to death. Give me a ….
I love music, especially classical like Verdi; it's a great way to relax..
A successful swindler has to be a great salesman even more than a great actor..