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" The worst piece of advice I've gotten in my whole career is from somebody who said, 'Remember, it's all about likeability.' "

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" I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing. "

" After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo. "

" The thing about Hemingway that people forget is that all the stuff he did was at a time where people weren't traveling that much. At 19 he travels to Italy. He goes to the Spanish Civil War. He goes to China, he goes to Africa so at that time to travel that much is really incredible. "

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

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" I'd like to do a film which is funny. "

" I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role. "

" I think anybody who bets on horses and says they win is probably a liar. "

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

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

" I never wanted to be a movie star. "

" I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months. "

" I go off and make movies; I come home, and I'm a dad and I hang with my girls. "

" A huge part of acting in movies is appetite. You do your best work when you've got a lot of appetite and you really want to embrace something. When you get tired, you don't have that hunger. "

" There's certainly a huge element of luck in me ending up where I've ended up. "

" I certainly don't think of myself as an action hero. "

" You're always dealing with emotions as an actor. "

" My wife needs her freedom just like me. "

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

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

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

" It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing. "

" For me really good acting is about subtext. "

" I'm not a great one for classic horror or cheap thrills. "

" I've been very fortunate with the scripts I've had and the people I worked with. "

" I've done a number of things based on real people or true stories or based on books, and I'm a great believer that you have to be true to the script. "

" Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies. "

" I love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things. "

" 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. "

" There's something to play if there's conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that's where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you've got something to play, there's layers to it. "