"I just hope that some of the movies I'm in are still welcome years from now."

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"I just hope that some of the movies I'm in are still welcome years from now."

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"So when you make an impression in a certain kind of role, that tends to be the type of role that you get offered."

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"Certainly Amadeus because it was a very powerful time for me, we filmed it in the Czech Republic at a time of lots of social and political change going on in that part of the world."

Change

"I know a lot of people who are very good at their craft who have learned - people behind the camera - who really have a lot to offer because they know what they're doing, they know what to do, they've made their mistakes."

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"I've gotten to go wonderful places, meet interesting and intelligent people, and I started of course in the theatre and continue to work in the theatre where there is some intelligence involved in it."

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"If you're an employer, you want to hire an employee who'll do their job, not do your bidding."

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