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The Thing A Drama School Can't Give You Is Instinct. It Can Sharpen Instinct But That Can't Be Taught, And You Have To Have Intuition. It's An Essential Ingredient.

Wanting To Be A Good Actor Is Not Good Enough. You Must Want To Be A Great Actor. You Just Have To Have That.

Reality Tv To Me Is The Museum Of Social Decay.

I Grew Up In Deptford In South London, And At That Time I Used To Wear Toppers, Loon Pants And Tonic Suits From Shops Like Take 6 And Topman. I Was A Bit Of A Soul Boy, But I Had A Very Eclectic Taste In Music - I Was Into James Brown And Bowie; And I Was The Only Kid In The Neighbourhood Who Would Also Be Listening To Chopin.

How Many Movies Do You See When You Can Say This Director Really Knew What Film He Wanted To Make? I Can Count Them On The Fingers Of One Hand.