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" I'm not one of those people who's against doing remakes. "
David Thewlis
Against
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" 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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" It wasn't the greatest script in the world, but not many people can say they've played a wicked king in a swashbuckling Arthurian special-effects monster movie. "
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" I kind of drifted into acting through a series of coincidences. "
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" I met the Coens here a few years ago and they said they liked my work. "
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" I'm often cast as religious figures, good and bad, such as 'Kingdom Of Heaven.' "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" The making of 'Naked' was an absolutely phenomenal, mind-bending experience. That film was life-changing and put my career onto a whole different level. "
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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. "
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" I think I've had more fun playing Varga than I've had for quite a number of years playing anything. "
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" 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. "
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" The whole question of 'What is truth?' seemed to be the theme of Trump's presidency. "
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Question
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" I think the most beautiful sound is a child laughing. "
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" In the prepping for 'Azkaban,' I read 'Azkaban' and 'Goblet of Fire.' "
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" I like time off. I'm not a workaholic. "
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" What we do is ridiculous! I think that even when what I'm doing is serious, even when I'm not turning into a werewolf. It's a silly thing to do, isn't it? It's what you do in the playground when you're kids - but actors just never stop doing it. "
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" 'Naked' kind of kicked me off into the film world. It just so happens that all of the things that I have been offered have been films, and I've enjoyed the travel that goes along with that. "
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Naked
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You
" I see people around me with very unhappy love lives, who may have held out for that perfect somebody. And the failure to achieve that brings along a lot of bitterness which is very unattractive; therefore they're probably less likely to achieve it. "
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" I am the sort of guy who does go to modern art shows. "
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" I was still listening to the Beatles until I came here, you know. "
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