I'm interested in playing Rasputin at some point. I find him such a fascinating character and a fascinating period in Russian history. Either Rasputi…

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The joy of a period film is that you're taken to another world. The costumes determine the way you move, and then consequently the way you breathe. A…

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Whoever wrote Shakespeare is a working class hero be he an aristocrat or a peasant. Shakespeare is a great leveler. We're presented with kings, queen…

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But in reading Shakespeare and in reading about Edward de Vere, it's quite apparent that when you read these works that whoever penned this body of w…

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If it is not scary, it is not worth doing.

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I freely admit that I am a bit of a misfit.

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It is joyous for any actor to enter other grounds of consciousness and thought. At the end of the day, we just all like dressing up and playing aroun…

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In Wales, singing and storytelling are party skills, not professions.

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My work is my way of expressing myself without being arrested.

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