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" I think all parts come with baggage unless it is a brand new play. If one was daunted by that, you would never do anything. "
Toby Stephens
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" I watched a lot of American TV, all those repeats of 'Star Trek,' 'Fantasy Island,' 'M*A*S*H,' 'Lost in Space.' All that stuff was the fodder of my childhood. "
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" 'Black Sails' was an amazing experience, but it was a really tough show for me to do. After four years, it was pretty exhausting because it was such a huge production. "
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" Screen is satisfying because it's so technical and mysterious. It's like playing roulette: you get a script, you think it's either great or naff, but you have no idea how it will really turn out. On stage, you are your own editor - and you get brief moments of grace, where suddenly you feel free. "
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" You can't learn how to act; you can only really learn it through experience and practice and really finding what your voice is and what you want to be as an actor. "
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" When you have kids, you don't really watch TV anymore, and when I do, I binge-watch box sets of 'Breaking Bad.' "
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" I was doing a lot of great theatre, but I just couldn't work out how to make ends meet. "
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" Places like the National Theatre or Sheffield, these great engines of theatre, make us cutting edge because they can be experimental. They can do plays that nobody else can afford to do in ways nobody else can afford to do. "
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" I've learnt an enormous amount from my children. Mostly that my agenda isn't the most important thing in the world. For a while, I was trying to squeeze them into my life. And it was such torment! It makes you realise how selfish you are. "
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" Quite honestly, as long as I am working, can enjoy what I do, get on with it, and put bread on the table, I am really happy. "
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" I am a Londoner and I love my home. There are many things about this country which drive me crazy, but when I am in America, I feel wrong there. "
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" If I was to meet Lou Reed or Bob Dylan, I would be totally helpless. Writers and musicians make me feel completely starstruck. "
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" Since I've had kids, I thank God that I don't drink, as I really wouldn't have been able to cope. "
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" I remember going to the cinema to watch 'Blade Runner' when I was 14 or 15. It was a huge flop when it came out. The cinema was almost empty. I was blown away by it. "
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" I would love to be in a Jimmy McGovern drama on TV, but there is no way he would ever ask me unless it would be to play a lawyer or something. "
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" I love Scotland, mainly for its landscape. I like walking, and it's a great place to go hiking. "
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" Although I loved 'Black Sails,' 'Lost in Space' was like holiday camp after that. "
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" Growing up, I went to many schools, and I had to fit in to many different types of environments with totally different social groups. It helps me out as I move from job to job. "
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" I have a huge acting crush on Gene Hackman. I just love watching him. "
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" Before children, it's kind of easy to be solipsistic - you and your wife are in this hermetic little thing, and your own desires, wants, needs, tastes dictate your choices. Then, suddenly, all of that's gone. "
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" People assume that I'm an aristocrat, but I don't really feel part of any class. "
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" I blub all the time, in the most weird situations - not in the ones that should make me cry. Music makes me very emotional. "
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" I've been misconstrued because I speak in a certain way. I find it obnoxious how it defines you, somehow limits your ability to understand the human condition. You can't be allowed near emotions; you play these curling-lipped, haughty characters. This awful label - 'the posh Toby Stephens' - I'm not posh! "
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" My parents' parents were regular working-class people. I ended up speaking in a certain way, and one gets sidelined into doing certain parts. I think that is really quite narrow-minded. "
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" I had a fantastic stepfather, so I didn't resent him in any way, although I was unnerved by him. He was not an easy man, although he was incredibly charming, gregarious, and fun. "
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" I grew up in the States and Canada for a while because my mum came over in the 1970s. We lived in Los Angeles for a couple of years and then moved to Canada for a few more. "
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