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.

The success of the film is down to the crew.

Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting.

I just love jumping into someone else's life. It is a relatively cheap way to experience things you would be too scared to contemplate in your own life.

In terms of jumping into a characters skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is whats required to achieve what I want to achieve.

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.

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.

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.

I try and do films I know I'm going to enjoy watching as well as being in.

I am an actor through and through.

Quality solves the trade-off between margins and sales.

If you want the extra-ordinary, you've got to be willing to forsake the ordinary' - Annie Grimes in Mr Alhourani's Dead Man's Spots

Real life is the life that's in you, not your circumstances, like where you live or what job you have or who you're in relationship with.

A piece of fabric can get me going.

Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.

I would play hooky from school and spend all day in the movie theaters. Consequently, I learned satire in all its subtle forms.

I believe that it isn't victories but defeats that promote nationalism.

Justice can never be done in the midst of injustice.

You haven't hurt people—you've given them an opportunity. They just have to be brave enough to take it.

I think any actor in their right mind is afraid of getting pigeonholed.