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"The strange thing is that since I've been offered lots of films I think that maybe they think that I've sold out to Hollywood. Which is not the case if anybody's listening."
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"The criteria, for me, is movie star. It's Hollywood. Not Somalia."

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"Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now - in theatre."

"I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema."

"I think behind closed doors people behave differently no matter what period we're looking at, because people have to stand up straight in public but can slouch behind closed doors - can you imagine wearing those corsets?"

"I knew Secrets and Lies was a great film, but I didn't expect it to get the attention it did because none of his other films had and I thought they were just as good."

"When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training."

"People say to me that I can't be nervous because I've had such a wealth of experience, but I tell them that I have never done this particular part before."
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