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" I have been in five Harry Potter films and never read a 'Harry Potter' book. If you are an actor, all you have is the script you are given. If you read the book, you might get disappointed about what's been left out. "

Michael Gambon

You

Disappointed

Book

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Michael Gambon

Fly

God

" I've always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find the whole thing about people's lives... I can't understand it. I'm always astonished that people want to know anything about me. "

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" I live in fear of being a contented passenger. I'd rather get parts I can't play. "

" I'm very flower-like. I love classical music. I go to ballet and I cry. There's nothing so beautiful. "

Michael Gambon

Cry

Beautiful

" There's no subtext in 'Harry Potter,' really; it's all magic - anything can happen. Why do I say this? Because it's a magic spell. It's quite nice in a way. There is a real freedom to it. Doesn't say much for acting, does it? "

" Yeah, I like causing trouble. It's the teddy boy in me. I used to be a teddy boy. Feeling slightly inferior and wanting to cause a bit of bother and get some action going on in the room rather than get bored stiff. "

Michael Gambon

Boy

Bored

" I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays. "

" Theater actors are just tolerated. You have to be a movie star to be a celebrity. "

" I've played quite a lot of crooks and killers, and that's quite interesting. Then Dumbledore is the complete opposite, isn't he? He's a nice old man. "

Michael Gambon

Interesting

Old

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" I just hate the idea of being well known. I know that is almost impossible if you're an actor who has done okay, but I've always fought against it. "

" I fell in love with Alan Ayckbourn the day I met him and, starting with 'The Norman Conquests,' went on to do eight plays with him. He tells you just what you want to know and has a brilliant way of solving problems. "

" I sometimes think the theatre is more demanding because it requires things you don't have in films, like it requires you to make the people in the front row believe you and not look an idiot to them while the people right at the back can hear you. "

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" I like causing trouble. It's the teddy boy in me. I used to be a teddy boy. Feeling slightly inferior and wanting to cause a bit of bother and get some action going on in the room rather than get bored stiff. Does that make sense? "

Michael Gambon

Action

Bored

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" I'm an anorak. I've always been an obsessive collector of things. Richard Briers collects stamps. I collect cars and guns, which are much more expensive, and much more difficult to store. "

" You get used to being lazy doing films, but classical theatre's going to finish me off. "

Michael Gambon

Finish

Lazy

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Michael Gambon

Love

Heart