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" I can't go and shoot people in the back of the head because It's a kids' movie, which is actually quite a good test because you haven't got the overt threat of a knife in the face. "
Ralph Fiennes
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" I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm not an addict of Harry Potter. I don't feel possessive about it. "
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" I respond to a part just intuitively when I read a script. "
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" I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai. "
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" Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender. They have to be persistent. "
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" I veer away from trying to understand why I act. I just know I need to do it. "
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" I was grateful to have two weeks to shoot this one scene in Harry Potter. It's a big, big scene, but they have to deliver. And they have high expectations. "
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" I couldn't get as big as a bodybuilder. I tried to put on as much weight in the right places as I could. My weightlifting was impressive for me, but not for some of the guys I see down at the gym. "
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" I think Shakespeare is like a dialect. If I heard a broad Scots accent, I'd probably struggle at first but then I'd start to look for words I recognise and I'd get the gist. I think Shakespeare is like that. "
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