Occupation: Actor Birth: November 25, 1965
You're making a movie, not a documentary. If you made a film like the historians would like you to make, you're not going to go and see it. I'd rathe….
When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks..
In terms of jumping into a characters skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is whats req….
The success of the film is down to the crew..
Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting..
I try and do films I know I'm going to enjoy watching as well as being in..
You grow up a lot in terms of your understanding of the industry and how to deal with the corporate things..
You should be careful what you wish for, as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives, but others can have diff….
The point is to be involved in the moment..
I don't have any problem working with first-time directors because all directors have to start somewhere and all great directors have had a first fil….
I don't like acting things; I like feeling things..
I just love jumping into someone else's life. It is a relatively cheap way to experience things you would be too scared to contemplate in your own li….
Sometimes you just can't walk away from films you're offered, like the Dylan Thomas thing..
I got involved in script development from the beginning. It was nice to see how a film gets made right from the beginning. It was quite hands-on for ….
Sometimes people say to you that you should try to be in a bigger film, but it's the way it pans out..
Fairfax was incredibly important to the shaping of the country..
I am an actor through and through..
If the script is not so good and it is a great director you're more likely to do it. But generally speaking, my passion for a project starts or stops….
I tend to do golf charity things because it's much safer and you don't get much chance of a broken arm or leg..
I read all the books on Fairfax in the British Library, did a lot of horse riding and studied military tactics of the time, finding out that he actua….
I'm doing a Dylan Thomas film, Map of Love, with Mick Jagger producing again. It's a wonderful script..