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A lot of parents tell their children that if they want to be an actor, that's fine, but they should do something else first, so they've got something to fall back on. It doesn't work like that, as far as I'm concerned.
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No, no I'm not, no, but I just think... when people are naked it tells you a lot about their relationships.
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I'm not a guy who takes films for strong political messages.
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I've done nudity in lots of things before. It's something that's never particularly bothered me.
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I was nine years old when I made up my mind that that was what I definitely wanted to do.
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I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way.
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I got married because I fell in love with this woman. I had a baby with her because we wanted to have children. But that's not because of some philosophical ideal at all, no.
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If you're suddenly doing something you don't want to do for four years, just so you've got something to fall back on, by the time you come out you don't have that 16-year-old drive any more and you'll spend your life doing something you never wanted to do in the first place.
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As a child I was taken to the pantomime or the theatre and I would always, always fall in love with somebody on the stage. And want to have sex with them.
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I played music all through school and I kind of performed that way.
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I left it for seven years before going back on stage. I know now not to leave it so long.
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I like to dance, but it's not my weekend activity. I'm not a clubber.
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I'm sure it's not great fun for them, or for any parent, when their child says they want to be an actor, 'cos it's quite an uncertain business and it can be terribly hard for most actors.
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I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself.
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I certainly have no plans to leave London. It's a great town.
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