 I am an actor through and through. |
| Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting. |
| It quite often happens that they attach a name to a project and it doesn't get all the financing it needs. |
| It's nice to be asked to do good projects. |
| Sometimes it is easier to play someone who is far away from you. |
| Being a salesman and an actor were not that dissimilar: It is a good lesson in covering up your feelings. No one wants to buy from someone who looks depressed. |
| You grow up a lot in terms of your understanding of the industry and how to deal with the corporate things. |
| The point is to be involved in the moment. |
| Sometimes you just can't walk away from films you're offered, like the Dylan Thomas thing. |
| You should be careful what you wish for, as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives, but others can have different agendas. |
| I tend to do golf charity things because it's much safer and you don't get much chance of a broken arm or leg. |
| When I'm playing a character like Jonathan in Ripley's Game I want to be in the moment when he's feeling pain; this very ordinary person who finds himself in extraordinary circumstances. |
| People go to see a film because it's a great story and it's visually exciting to watch. |
| I don't like acting things; I like feeling things. |
| The success of the film is down to the crew. |
| I'm doing a Dylan Thomas film, Map of Love, with Mick Jagger producing again. It's a wonderful script. |
| Fairfax was incredibly important to the shaping of the country. |
| When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks. |
| You're making a movie, not a documentary. If you made a film like the historians would like you to make, you're not going to go and see it. I'd rather see paint dry. |
| You couldn't take football away from me, you couldn't take acting away from me. |
