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" Anyone who says they are a hard man - they aren't. "

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" As an actor, you're in the hands of producers and directors. It's important to find out who you're working with. "

" I go to see my kids in school plays. "

" I love doing just nothing in my free time. "

" If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it. "

" When I first finished 'Sharpe,' it was hard to get work because people only saw me as him. "

" I'm interested in why people talk like they do. Like Boston Irish. It's so laid back. Why is that? "

" I miss a lot about England when I'm working away, even the slate grey skies. "

" I seem to be quite drawn to the medieval, magical fantasies, as it were. "

" I'm not bad at singing - at least in the shower. "

" It's a good thing to be typecast, isn't it? "

" Lord of the Rings was something I always wanted to do. I read the book when I was about 25, and I was always hoping if it was ever made into a feature film that I would be involved in some way. And then I finally got it, and I was over the moon. It was fantastic news. "

" I like playing guys with swords and the horses and stuff like that. "

" I'd like to do a cowboy film. I suppose I've come close to it on occasion, but not really to a classic cowboy film. "

" There's something quite satisfying, quite reassuring about seeing a man having to survive. "

" I think we have a perception of transvestites all being the same, as one block. It's not one mass or tribe. Everybody's got a different story. "

" I've been fortunate enough to travel the world because of my career, but the downside has been spending long spells apart from my daughters. "

" Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of 'The Lord of the Rings'. From the wardrobe department to lighting, all were fascinated with the story. This is something that does not happen usually. "

" I wouldn't say I'm a Method actor, but I do try to focus very deeply on what character I'm playing, and everything else goes out the window. I forget about everything. I try to get everything else out of my head. "

" I shared a dressing room with Pete Postlethwaite for 18 months, and he became a good friend. His discipline had an impact on me. You could have a laugh with him, but he was always on the ball when it came to work and very professional. Hopefully some of that rubbed off on me. "

" There's a wealth of literature out there which, hopefully, will be, you know, exploded in the future, and I personally find it very rewarding to be involved with classic storytelling, and sort of legendary characters. "

" Listen to people and treat people as you find them. There's an inherent goodness in most people. Don't pre-judge people - that was me Mam's advice anyway. "

" In theatre, once you've got the character and you've got things together, you can relax into it. Film has a different feel - you don't get that through line of not stopping. Theatre is like a snowball gathering momentum and getting bigger, whereas in film, it's a bit stop and start - but you do tend to adjust to that quite easily. "

" I think Daniel Craig is brilliant as Bond. I remember at the beginning, they were all saying, 'Oh, he won't work,' and I thought, 'Yeah, you watch.' "

" I am quite quiet: I don't feel as though I have to express myself with words too often. Maybe I should do more. "

" 006 was such an interesting character and the film really explored his friendship with Bond and how it all went wrong, so it was a very personal journey for both characters. "

" I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way I prefer to be. "

" I used to play a lot of villains. You have to break out of it, and I did. "

" I think the amount of production value that was put into 'Game of Thrones' was incredible, and it's unlike anything I've seen on any other production, including 'The Lord of the Rings.' "

" I think there's a great deal of information you can convey with looks or silence. "