"I'm supposed to be a pretty good theater actor."

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"For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared."

"The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years."

"Directors, like actors, get typecast."

"To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle."

"Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done."

"Being a working actor, you're going to do a Spelling show. It's hard not to."

"I had read the novel and I had heard David Lean was going to direct it - and it came as a surprise to me because American actors, if given the chance, can do style as well as anybody and speak as well as anybody."

"I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn't take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans."

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"Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you to die in a tragic accident during the shooting so they can get the insurance."

"I wouldn't say anything I ever did in film would be something I'd use the word proud about. I've done better work in the theater."

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"There's a reason screens are only this thick."

"I don't think my parents know what I do."

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