Hopefully, Any Character I Play Has An

Getting Older Is A Struggle. I Always Feel That Just Under The Surface Of Acceptance And Enjoyment Of The Ageing Process Is A Terrible Hysteria Just Waiting To Burst Out.

When You Come To Actually Act, It's A Game. It May Be A Very Serious Game, But It's Still A Game. If You Lose That Sense Of Play, The Work Suffers.

The First Job I Ever Did In The Theatre, I Was Supposed To Be A Genius Piano Player. I Couldn't Play The Piano, But You Just Sit There At A Piano Like You're Playing, And Suddenly All This Amazing Music Comes Out And The Audience Believes You Can Do It. It's The Same With Computers. I Love Scenes Where There Are People Yanking At Monitors, "yes I'll Put You Through Now," And You Know They're Just Doing That. But You Can Look Brilliant At All This Technology. I Love It.

A Lot Of The Times When I've Auditioned For Parts In America, The Answer Is, 'sorry, We Need A Bigger Name.'

In The Case Of Two Actors Connecting With Each Other And Trusting Each Other, Our Bodies Have Memories Without Us Having To Consciously Think About It, So Rather Than Think, "oh, I Must Think About My Daughter Dying," You Just Let That Go And Trust That You Have All The Emotions You Need In There, And By Losing Yourself In The Scene, That Stuff Kicks In Without Having To Spend The Day Thinking About Horrific Things Happening To Your Own Child.