"Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn't, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly."

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"Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn't, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly."

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"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."

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"There are a lot of things going on with my life right now that don't just have to do with career. So I have a hard time making decisions about work. That's really a luxury problem."

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World

"It's important to say that actors can't act alone, it's impossible. What we have to do is support each other."

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"People actually live with their id exposed. They're not good at concealing what's going on inside."

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"The size of my head though is pretty abnormal."

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"I didn't have any idea that I would be able to have a career in film."

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"Sometimes I'm uncomfortable with the level of fame I've got! It all depends on the day and what's going on. I don't desire any more fame. I don't need it."

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"The foibles of my body are pretty much out there in the work I do."

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"If I was a little bit younger I would worry more. I'd want to do one thing at a time but now I try to do a bunch of different things at a time if I can."

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