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You Can't Ignore The System And The Power You Acquire As An Actor If You're In Films That Are Successful.

When I Was Little It Was A Great Time For Film-making, With Stuff Like Mike Nichols' 'silkwood.' The Films You See In That Pre-secondary-school Stage Stay With You In A Very Particular Way.

Part Of Me Misses The Days When We Have Four Channels In England And We Were All Talking About Everything All The Time.

Once You Get Into Your Stride, The Camera Becomes Like Another Person In The Room. It's Like Being In A Very Small Theatre Where There Is No Getting Away With Anything Because The Audience Is Centimetres Away From You.

When I Was A Child I Wanted To Be A Petrol Pump Attendant. I Suppose You Have All Sorts Of Thoughts As A Child And At The Time I Figured That It Was A Way To Avoid Doing Anything Like Going On Stage.