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I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character actor, there's a wider variety of projects available. On the big Hollywood films, all they care about is having their lead in place, so it's actually easier for someone like me to slip in. And I'm happy to do so.

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It's a very fascinating thing for an actor to play somebody who is suffering, and you have to express the suffering, but in an inarticulate way and s…

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My business is not to show anybody anything; my job is just to do it.

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I'm used to being in front of camera and knowing what to think. But if you're asking me to be me, I get very self-conscious. My job isn't to be me. B…

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I'm the guy who plays human beings. I understand why the characters are doing what they're doing. When you play a villain, you don't play a villain: …

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The trick to acting is not to show off; it's to think the thoughts of the character. I was lucky because when I started acting, it was doing jobs abo…

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I used to do a lot of comedy. I don't know what happened. I think it's my face.

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I think one of the London Film Festival strengths is that it's set in London but it's not about London. It's about the diversity of this city and it'…

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When I think of character actors, I think of Spencer Tracy; I think of Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall. When I was a young lad watching films, my eyes we…

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With a face like mine, I'm never going to play a character who conquers the universe, I'm going to play characters who are subject to forces bearing …

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