Not all Peter Greenaway's stuff is sequential, narrative story. Some of it is like an art installation and I'm not particularly interested in being in an art installation to be honest. I'm interested in the story.
What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.
I was probably cool around the end of 2002.
If you are a plumber, you can work on a shed, or you can work on a mansion. It's just scale.
People misunderstand me.
I don't think it was a surprise that I ended up as an actor, and it was anything but a disappointment.
I only really watch my own films, I don't watch any other films and I don't particularly like any other actors.
I like out, I like the outside world.
I like things that are simple, such as an alarm clock.
I've got a stag weekend coming up and I've said I'm not doing anything more than a few drinks. I won't have it. I'll go home and watch Antiques Roadshow.
The one thing I've found is that someone always knows more than you do, including your babies. There are loads of things people presume I know about that I don't.
Thank you, people of Emmyland. To be nominated in such company is an honour, especially for two shows that I’m immensely proud of. I’m delighted.
You don't want your children to look at you like you are anything special other than their dad.
I love that pre-mod jazz look of the late Fifties, the Steve McQueen style that influenced the British modernists.
Most actors are either a shower of bloody scruffs or think they should dress like Hamlet off stage.
Comedy can't be about continuous success.
I have a very extreme state of mind. Things are very black or very white.
I think if you were known for playing something other than being a nice guy then people might be a little less likely to take liberties with you. If you are Ray Winstone, and people have seen you kick a few people to death, then they are a little less likely to approach you or whatever.
I guess like any friendship, marriage, or whatever it is familiarity breeds more contempt, and more love. They're just more settled with each other now.
I like bootcut jeans in a plain style with a nice line.
I value being able to go into a record shop and people leaving me alone.
It's a bit like a fledgeling duck, finding your flippers.
I hope I inspire children to make films.
I like the idea of not everything happening between two human beings to be everyone's property.
When I wear jeans I want to look like a man, not a child.
