"If you do anything for too long, it starts to lack edge, to become too easy. Easy is the kiss of death."

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"If you do anything for too long, it starts to lack edge, to become too easy. Easy is the kiss of death."

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"If you do anything for too long, it starts to lack edge, to become too easy. Easy is the kiss of death."

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"That made me feel very disturbed, because it never seemed to be about how much hard work was involved. Ever. It was about... 'hazel eyes'. It does help if you can brush that stuff off."

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"I feel that David took a risk with me. I have a sense that by starting off in the theatre and going off to do films you are seen to sell out in some way. I don't hold truck with that, but you can't stop people from feeling it."

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"For sure, you don't believe the good stuff. I mean, the good stuff is just insane - wacky. If you don't take it too much to heart, it does help when the negative stuff hits. And you know the negative stuff is coming. It's got to! What comes up must come down."

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"When really you've gone to drama school and rep and then you've come to London and gone to auditions and you've worked, solidly, for years. But that all gets forgotten."

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