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"I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself."

"The world is the puzzle, itself; but it is always in principle."

"What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?"

"I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly."

"It is normal for me to wake and find myself writing in the dark... or to be out of my tomb, caught in an unearthly world, alive with the images that haunt me."

"We live in an instant-coffee world. Sometimes real-world solutions take a little longer."

"A novel points out that the world consists entirely of exceptions."
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"Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease."


"Listen to people and treat people as you find them. There's an inherent goodness in most people. Don't pre-judge people - that was me Mam's advice anyway."


"Lord of the Rings was just so much enjoyment. It was over about the space of a year that I was filming. It's one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done, so emotional."


"I think that you always have something left, that you take something of the character with you."


"I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I was pretty capable at other things but never any good at anything."


"I think everybody's got different methods of working which suit the particular individual. Mine is to sort of play the part, and give 100%, to concentrate and focus on it while I'm actually working, but then leave it behind until the next day."


"I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way I prefer to be."


"I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and a couple of native trees - just generally doing gardening, putting plants in and hedges in. It takes quite a lot of time and I love it."
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