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

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" I left school when I was 16; then I worked for my father, who was a welder. And I was a welder for three years, you know, welder of fabrication, metal 'cause it was a big industrial town, Sheffield. It was much steel and coal and stuff like that. "

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

" I sometimes find that playing the bad guy, or villains, or psychopaths tend to be much more psychologically rewarding. And you can really push it, you can push the limits, and get away with it. "

" 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.' "

" Anyone who says they are a hard man - they aren't. "

" In theatre, once you've got the character and you've got things together, you can relax into it. Film has a different feel - you don't get that through line of not stopping. Theatre is like a snowball gathering momentum and getting bigger, whereas in film, it's a bit stop and start - but you do tend to adjust to that quite easily. "

" My days of being an absentee dad are well and truly over. "

" I've been into lots of auditions, and I'm sure I've lost a lot of jobs through that because I'm pretty dreadful at reading. "

" Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease. "

" You don't necessarily equate me with humor! "

" 006 was such an interesting character and the film really explored his friendship with Bond and how it all went wrong, so it was a very personal journey for both characters. "

" I really got my money's worth from colleges in Sheffield and Rotherham because I kept dropping out, and I wasn't sure what I wanted to do at first, like a lot of teenagers. "

" I guess when we're young, we all have that fascination with flying. "

" When I first started shooting 'Sharpe,' back in the early 1990s, I'd kiss my two elder daughters goodbye at the end of August - Evie wasn't even born then - and I wouldn't see them again until Christmas. That was tough. They were hard times. "

" There's only so long you can play the silent type standing in the background. 'GoldenEye' was good for that. I was the villain: James Bond was doing all the heavy lifting. I liked that. "

" I seem to be quite drawn to the medieval, magical fantasies, as it were. "

" It's a good thing about George R.R. Martin: He's prepared to kill off the main guys. You don't get the feeling that the good guy is going to last forever, like James Bond. "

" It would probably surprise people to know that I'm interested in wildlife. I read a lot of poetry, too. "

" I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way I prefer to be. "

" I can't imagine doing anything except acting. "

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

" I always get nervous before a scene. "

" Working in a garden calms me down. "

" Tolkien was quite a religious man, and so is George R.R. Martin. They kind of have this epic quality about them when they write the material. "

" My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad. "

" When I was younger, I used to watch all the black-and-white 'Dracula's and 'Frankenstein's. "

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" Obviously I'm delighted I'm a grandfather, but I guess it takes a little while to digest. You start thinking, 'Oh, I'm half-way over the natural life span. So this is the last bit, and I'd better enjoy it.' "

" 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.' "

" I don't do much on social media. I don't really want people knowing about my life. "

" Actors like Daniel Day-Lewis, Gary Oldman, they totally immerse themselves in their parts. "