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Quotes by Actor

"In England, it's now Sir Ben. Mister has just disappeared. It's not even on my passport anymore. They've taken Mister away from me."

"I could be happy doing something like architecture. It would involve another couple of years of graduate school, but that's what I studied in college. That's what I always wanted to do."

"I didn't know Charlie before doing the movie, but I was a huge fan of the British Queer as Folk."
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"Some words having to do with the death of the people in the World Trade Center attack had been added, and when I got to it, I had this overwhelmingly emotional experience. I struggled to get through the words; tears were streaming down my cheeks."

"Well, I called him and I said, Mr. Wright, what can I do? Universal offered me a contract $300 a week. He says take it. You'll never get that money from me."

"So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that he can say, 'oh yeah - that's a great point.' And you never know; often you can help far more than you think you can, because there's so much more that he's juggling than an actor."

"What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but you're not always sure what. Then when you get on the set, the actors teach you."

"She's a cool ghost. Maybe me being nude all the time is why we get along."

"Radio is the most intimate and socially personal medium in the world."

"I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse."

"I always liked the story of Noah's Ark and the idea of starting anew by rescuing the things you like and leaving the rest behind."

"The worst kind of lying I've ever done is keeping things from people."

"I think it's more interesting to see people who don't feel appropriately. I relate to that, because sometimes I don't feel anything at all for things I'm supposed to, and other times I feel too much. It's not always like it is in the movies."

"We English have sex on the brain. Not the best place for it, actually."

"People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch."

"I want to be on a show that's as good as the one we're doing and that we get to make for many years."

"Even though shows like NYPD Blue are soaps in my opinion, but they're individualized to an extent that you can still follow what's going on if you miss a week."

"Michael Scofield is someone everyone can relate to, but nobody would want to be in his shoes."
Want,

"You're not really necessarily the coolest guy in their life. You are a conduit to the really cool people."

"I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film."

"I've always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I've always said I'm very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful."

"Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows."

"I had never really pictured myself working in children's ministries. I always figured I would be more comfortable with maybe teens or adult ministries."

"As soon as I had seen Fay Wray and spoken with her for a few minutes, I knew I had found the right girl."

"Everybody acts like they're in a movie in most movies. That's why they stink."

"You have to protect yourself, your body, your being. You cannot treat it badly; you have to keep it, make as sensitive as possible."
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