I've Worked With Actors Who Treat The

The Big Stars I Felt A Kinship With Were Never The Romantic Leads. It Wasn't Steve Mcqueen Or Robert Redford - It Was People Like Walter Matthau And Anthony Quinn. My Big Hero Was Tommy Cooper.

Playing Villains Is Very Liberating Because Unlike The Leading Man, Nothing Is Expected Of You. Leading Men Have To Look Good, They Have To Behave In A Certain Way, They Have To Fulfill An Audience's Expectations. But As A Bad Guy, You Have Free License To Take The Audience By Surprise. And That's What Audiences Want - They Want Unpredictability From Their Villains. The Villain's Job Is To Subvert It.

Even At Drama School If There Was A Part Of Some Eastern European Thug It Would Be Me.

To Be Challenged Means To Strive. I'm Almost Certain That's True.

Every Job Is Different. I Don't Think That I've Ever Had That Wonderful Feeling When You've Finished A Job Or Where You Feel Like You've Mastered It Or Sort Of Nailed It... You Can Never Be Satisfied. If You're Satisfied, It's Time To Retire.