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" I keep myself content by doing lots of different stuff and make sure that my next role is completely different to the last. I just enjoy the versatility of it, the challenge of doing lots of different things. It keeps the job interesting. "

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" And it was only released in London last week, so when I go back to England Monday or whatever, I am expecting heaps of adulation. I'm hoping there is. If that doesn't happen I will be disappointed. "

" I was a young actor in my 20s, going out in Soho, having a wild time. "

" No matter what one looks at and finds temporarily pleasing, it can never be as beautiful as just a tree, really. "

" Most parts I've played since 'Naked,' I can barely remember who they were, let alone repeat any lines. "

" I really like Los Angeles. I like the weather, the openness of it, the beach, the mountains, the desert. I find it inspiring. I get quite a lot of writing done out there. "

" Publishing a novel was such a proud thing for me. When I was a kid, I used to say to my mum and dad, 'I'm going to write a book. You'll see.' So when I did ,and it was published, and people liked it, it was great. "

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People

" When I'm sat in the pub with my mates, they've got their stories: Richard and Tracy have split up, they went to Arsenal and this fight broke out... My anecdotes are like, 'I was in this bar, and Michelle Pfeiffer rang, and I had wax in my ear, so I couldn't hear what she was saying...' "

David Thewlis

Stories

Saying

" I kind of drifted into acting through a series of coincidences. "

" In the prepping for 'Azkaban,' I read 'Azkaban' and 'Goblet of Fire.' "

David Thewlis

Fire

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" When you do something well, this is the best job in the world. "

" I'm often cast as religious figures, good and bad, such as 'Kingdom Of Heaven.' "

" The thing about 'Harry Potter' is it's great fun because of the people - I was usually with Julie Walters and Mark Williams, Brendan Gleeson, Robbie Coltrane, and the kids. Wonderful, funny, amazing people. If you're going to hang around on a set bored, you might as well do it with Julie Walters. "

" I had no idea how one became an actor. I didn't know things such as drama schools existed. It all just sort of happened accidentally. "

" I don't think its good for the soul to invest too much of yourself in technology. "

" I can remember, after I started doing films, my mum began going to more arthouse films. She went to see 'Edward Scissorhands' and phoned me up and said: 'What was that all about? He had scissors on his hands.' Good question. I think she should review films on Channel 4. "

David Thewlis

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Think

" I think the most beautiful sound is a child laughing. "

" I enjoy things that are so far away from me; that's why, when I play things that are a little bit closer to me, I get really bored. When it's something that's the antithesis of what I am, there's much more to lose yourself in. "

David Thewlis

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Play

" I am the sort of guy who does go to modern art shows. "

David Thewlis

Art

Guy

" After Cannes, my agent told me to get the next flight to LA. He was right. I had a part in 'Prime Suspect 3' by the end of the week. "

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" Everybody knows someone like that: wonderful, attractive people full of passion and ideals. You envy them, but you know there's a dark side, which is brutal and cruel and violent. That dark side informs what's wonderful about them, and the passion and rage inform the darkness; they're inseparable. "

" The very best thing about doing it is seeing the reaction on kid's faces when you tell them you've done it. "

" I don't think Alfonso was a big expert on Potter either. He was feeling his way through it more than I was. "

" You always have to look for something beautiful wherever you go. "

David Thewlis

You

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" I used to write out of angst. My writing was quite miserable, quite angry, even when it was funny. It was based on this sadness and tired emotional disdain for the world. "

" I'm much more Buddhist. I mean, I'm not a Buddhist. I should be so lucky to be a Buddhist, a real Buddhist, but of all the things I investigated, that seems to make the most sense to me. "

" I don't think they should trust anything that happens in 'Fargo' at all, and I'm sure 'Fargo' fans know not to make the mistake of trusting too much. "

" I could, of course, have written about the film world and the jealousy there and the frequent belief that others don't have talent. But, for some reason, it just struck me to write about art. "

David Thewlis

Talent

World

" You can't actually be just a movie actor in Britain, because we don't make that many movies. "

" One can only improvise what one knows. "