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"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?"
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"Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions."
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"The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone."
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"It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other."
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"There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness."
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"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."
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"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing."
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"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones."
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"Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them."
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"I do give books as gifts sometimes, when people would rather have one than a new Ferrari."
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"If something in your writing gives support to people in their lives, that's more than just entertainment-which is what we writers all struggle to do, to touch people."
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"It's the same as any role and I find that you can't lump characters together; because they all have different life experiences, different reasons for being the way they are."
Life
"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."
Thought
"I've done a lot of costume drama and theatre - the National Theatre and In fact, most of my work at the theatre, at the National Theatre anyway, was period."
Work
"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?"
People
"Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now - in theatre."
Talent
"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."
Experience
"When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training."
Drama
"I like the enthusiasm but not the insincerity of Los Angeles."
Enthusiasm
"Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over."
Performance
"I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom."
Success
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