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"I was an accidental actor. I was never formally trained."
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"Most actors are insecure enough already without having a director who adds to that."

"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be."

"I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that."

"It's a lot easier, I think, to be an actor in a movie than to spin a joke on a sitcom."

"All my friends were going off to be professionals, and I said I wanted to be an actor."

"Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He's definitely went to school and trained."

"You know, I don't think you need to be educated to be a great actor."
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"To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard."

"Paul and I were both struggling actors. One night he would serve me in a restaurant, and the next night I would serve him. It was what out of work actors did."

"Nobody teaches you to be a father. Nobody teaches you to be a husband. Nobody teaches you how to be a star. You have to learn to work with the tools."

"People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage and got a job. And so the music became my ticket to education."

"At only 20 years old I got married. I was still a kid myself, but in those times, if you got someone pregnant, you had no choice but to get married. So I left school and the only thing I could do was sing."

"Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality, but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work, taking risks, trying new things. If the door opens, go through it. Always go forwards."
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