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" I think there is a lot of overexplaining both in writing and acting. People don't need to be hit on the head. "

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" You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other - the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies. "

" I just love playing good guys. "

" I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities. "

" I can honestly say I've never chosen a film because where it's shot is convenient. "

" If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you're turning the story into a totally different thing; the narrative of film is different from that of a book. "

" Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world. "

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" I don't think I've ever had a real fashion disaster. "

" I live in London and I love living in a gun free environment and long may it continue. "

" I had to ride a horse once. In 'King Arthur.' I said I could ride, but I had to call for lessons on the day the deal was signed. I started out on this little chunky thing and slowly moved up. It was months of work. "

" I come from a very working-class background. "

" For some people, an event happens and they are thrown into a tabloid feeding ground. "

" The idea of goodies and baddies has always fascinated me, and what people consider to be a goodie or a baddie, because I've never seen any of my characters as baddies. "

" I was not a very fearful kid, really. "

" When you are shooting action, there is a satisfying thing because your objectives are very clear. "

" I have a problem with a lot of men's fragrances because they are very strong. Somebody somewhere thinks that masculine means powerful smells, and I find them overbearing and not very pleasant. "

" You see these actresses who have had Botox or something else done, and it takes you out of the film. "

" Action scenes are not that different from other scenes. "

" I do get clocked. But it's not invasive to the point where it's upsetting. It doesn't encroach. "

" I can't remember ever being involved in a fight in a movie where I haven't done most of it. "

" Audiences can be very judgmental. "

" I couldn't bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other. "

" I think I am more attracted to characters with a subtext, whatever that is and they don't necessarily have to be virtuous, but they have to at least be human. "

" I would never give anybody any advice about anything. "

" I'm a huge fan of 'The Exorcist.' "

" One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open. "

" I was at the birth of my two girls. "