Occasionally, I've been asked to do American roles, and once or twice I have, but I don't understand Americans. I don't have any real feeling for American culture.
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Even for people who live in the country, there is a trepidation now about going outside to play. But it never occurred to us to be fearful when we were young.
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I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.
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A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish.
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I like reflecting the culture I understand best, spotting the idiosyncrasies of British people and revealing them to an audience in a way that amuses is what I find fun.
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As a young actor, I was advised to bide my time. Back then, there weren't good roles for someone like me. There were handsome leading men and character actors for smaller supporting roles. But I was told to hang in there, and it was good advice. We're all character actors now. Even a handsome man is a character actor at my age.
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