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And it's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible.

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Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.

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Nothing gives me as much pleasure as travelling. I love getting on trains and boats and planes.

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There's a voice inside you that tells you what you should do.

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Certainly as actors, and maybe as directors, you've got to hang on to something childlike. You've got to know what play is. I haven't worked with Mike Leigh, but I know him very well and there's something open in his eyes about what's in front of him. And the same is true of Alfonso in a Mexican, mad way. There's an enthusiastic response to something. Neil Jordan, the same, when he gets excited . You just want to know there's a human being in there.

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It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising.

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Acting is mostly about listening. If you just focus in on what the other person is saying, acting takes care of itself to quite a large extent.

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I'm still living the life where you get home and open the fridge and there's half a pot of yogurt and a half a can of flat Coca-Cola.

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When I am asked about influences, I always say I bow down to Fred Astaire, because when you look at him dancing you never look at his extremities, do you? You look at his centre. What you never see is the hours of work that went into the routines, you just see the breathtaking spirit and freedom.

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I love working in New York theater.

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From my experience, I think that every actor has to make sure that they're in charge of their own career somehow or other.

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One of the most, in a weird way, encouraging things a director can say to an actor - I know this as an actor - is when you ask them a question, they say, I don't know - 'cause it means there's some space there for you to find out. And it means that there's going to be a process.

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The audience should feel like voyeurs. Their response is absolutely crucial.

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I can only see my limitations. That's just who I am.

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I have a love-hate relationship with white silk.

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I'm a quite serious actor who doesn't mind being ridiculously comic.

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One thing I will say - my job gets harder and harder. The more you understand about what you are capable of, the less the instrument can do it physically. It's an inverse equation, if that's the right phrase. I just slammed those two words together. It sounded right.

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You can lull the paying customers as long as they get slapped.

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What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.

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Film has to be reflecting the world that we live in, and that's all you want to be a part of. Actors inhabit the same planet as everyone else. It's a weird thing that happens when you're an actor because people hold you up because you somehow embody in parts groups of people or people's hopes or something.

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