Being On The Stage In New York

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.

When I Get Off The Plane In England I Always Feel About Two Inches Shorter.

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.

I Mean, Language Fascinates Me Anyway, And Different Words Have Different Energies And You Can Change The Whole Drive Of A Sentence.

Parts Win Prizes, Not Actors.