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I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.

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Be who you like as long as you mean it.

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A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn't interest me.

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I usually can find a way to do a character to make it real and work. But sometimes it's a struggle sustaining that, because there's such a level of personal involvement and personal, physical, and emotional distraughtness.

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I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American.

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I'm not a fan of Twitter.

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I think people deny themselves by putting themselves into categories.

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Nowadays people don't know how to handle it if all the ends aren't tied up and they're not told what to think in films. And if they're challenged, they think it's something wrong with the film.

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I like working on things that are very different and that involve different disguises.

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Some things are just really difficult to do. That's what I find hard. I usually can find a way to do a character to make it real and work. But sometimes it's a struggle sustaining that, because there's such a level of personal involvement and personal, physical, and emotional distraughtness.

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It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.

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I wouldn't do my roles if I really hated it. I've done things I hated, but I didn't go into them thinking I would hate them. I want to have fun. I don't want to go to work and not enjoy it. So if I'm swirling around on some wires, talking to Fred Flintstone, I make it the funnest I can. I also want to be good at it. I don't want to be a crap cartoon character. I want to be proud I'm a vitamin!

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It's exciting to be with really, really good people. Some people make you feel like you've got to up your game. Working with good people is always good.

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I don't avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.

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Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you've done more dramatic projects or you're classically trained.

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Macbeth was the first play I ever read.

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I don't feel I'm a compulsive person. I multitask. I'm really well-organised, and I have lots of people to help me.

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In my first year at drama school, I did this kids' show called 'Let's See.

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Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.

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I was so scared of going back to the theatre after Hamlet. I didn't know if I'd do a play again because I was afraid of the power of it.

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