Actors Always Talk About Taking

It Can't Be Overstated How Wonderful It Is Not To Have To Audition Any More. Any Actor Will Tell You, It's Like Christmas.

Somebody Asked Me Recently, 'have You Done A Lot Of Plays?' I Thought Hang On. I Used To Do Nothing But Plays. I've Been Very Fortunate That On Several Occasions I've Had Jobs Where I Didn't Want To Be Anywhere Else In The World Whatever You Had To Offer - However Much Money You've Got.

I Love Playing Half Squid/half Crab Guy Because You Can Get Away With A Level Of Acting That If You Tried It Anywhere Else They'd Arrest You For Crimes Against Acting.

I Admire David Hare As Much As I Admire Certainly Any Writer Ever. What I Like About His Writing Is It Is Very Conscientiously, In One Way, An Attempt To Reproduce The Way People Actually Speak, But It's Not Just An Attempt At Naturalism. It's Stylised And It's Heightened, To Great Effect. It's Elegant And It's Funny And That's The Way To My Heart, Frankly.

I Did Actually Sit Down With A Blank Sheet Of Paper Once. I Think The Phone Rang And That Was The End Of My Literary Career.