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" As your career goes on, you get to flex your brain a little more and play characters that are stronger and more intelligent. "

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" I always feel this huge responsibility to the script when it arrives, keeping it confidential. "

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" Some scripts you read and say, 'I've just got to do this' and you find a way of making it work. Some things you turn down because of the impact on family. "

" England is very interested as well, and other countries if I could speak the languages! "

" It could be a stupid thing to say, but people should realize that it is easy to get concerned about yourself and to lose contact. "

" I'm so fair that I didn't go in the sun as a child. When all my friends were on the beach, I was going to ballet. The teachers there didn't like you going in the sun, so I never did. "

" You do remember things that people say in movies. You remember particular lines and things that are funny. But, you also remember really strong images. Images have a way of bypassing your brain and hitting you emotionally. "

" There's such big pressure on people who are incredibly famous, on those who have people sitting outside their front door and taking photos every time they move. "

" I hate being pigeon-holed into anything. To me, the best thing is when the next job comes and is completely different to the one that I just had. "

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" Sadly, my German is almost non-existent, although I did a little at school. "

" In the past, I was always drawn to really quirky, idiosyncratic characters. "

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" The guys on the stunt team are really fantastic. It's really funny, because for all the aggression they have to display on screen, they're actually really happy, good- natured people. "

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" When I was working on 'Homeland,' there was a consultant who helped me a lot... I went to Washington and met with my consultant there, and he actually organised a lunch with several people from the Intelligence Committee. "

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