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" I've been fortunate enough to travel the world because of my career, but the downside has been spending long spells apart from my daughters. "

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" Football is a passionate game. It excites us. "

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" It's important to enjoy who you are and to appreciate things around you. "

" I think there's a great deal of information you can convey with looks or silence. "

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" Of course I believe in love despite four divorces. There is nobody who doesn't believe in love. But marriage - that fits some people but obviously not me. "

" For some reason, the parts I play, like Boromir or Ned Stark, have a life online long afterwards. I keep seeing - what do you call them - memes? "

" I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and a couple of native trees - just generally doing gardening, putting plants in and hedges in. It takes quite a lot of time and I love it. "

" I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I was pretty capable at other things but never any good at anything. "

" There are so many stories to be told, by so many good writers. "

" I think Daniel Craig is brilliant as Bond. I remember at the beginning, they were all saying, 'Oh, he won't work,' and I thought, 'Yeah, you watch.' "

" It is great filming in London. It's difficult, but it looks good. It has its own identity. "

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" Sometimes all you need is a big leap of faith. "

" All this focus on my private life is the most unappealing aspect of being an actor. I don't like it, but it goes with the territory, and I have to put up with it. I certainly don't set out to attract attention. "

" I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point. "

" I bought a Jaguar when I was 28. I'd always wanted one. I had it for years, then my friend had it, then my dad had it. It was a good workhorse. "

" I wouldn't say I'm a Method actor, but I do try to focus very deeply on what character I'm playing, and everything else goes out the window. I forget about everything. I try to get everything else out of my head. "

" Jimmy McGovern - I love his writing, and I'm a big fan of him and Alan Clarke. "

" The thought of being in space, and kind of enclosed, I find would be very claustrophobic. I think I would panic in that situation. "

" I don't think I've ever had a real desire to pick out any particular role - I just see what comes up. "

" Where I come from, all of us wanted to be footballers. We played all the time; that's all we did at school or wherever until it went dark and you couldn't see the ball. "

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" As an actor, you're in the hands of producers and directors. It's important to find out who you're working with. "

" I shared a dressing room with Pete Postlethwaite for 18 months, and he became a good friend. His discipline had an impact on me. You could have a laugh with him, but he was always on the ball when it came to work and very professional. Hopefully some of that rubbed off on me. "

" I think the amount of production value that was put into 'Game of Thrones' was incredible, and it's unlike anything I've seen on any other production, including 'The Lord of the Rings.' "