I Think In The Old Days, Everybody

I Hardly Even Leave My Own House.

I Love Playing Half Squid/half Crab Guy Because You Can Get Away With A Level Of Acting That If You Tried It Anywhere Else They'd Arrest You For Crimes Against Acting.

It's More Than Usually Possible That I Won't Do A Play Again. But Skylight Is One Of The Great Plays In The English Language. I Was Lucky Enough To Be A Part Of It At One Point In Its Life, And It's A Timely Thing To Deliver It Again In The Modern World.

You Tell Yourself That You're Not Auditioning But Of Course You Work Like Crazy, And You Prepare Like Mad. And You Think, "well, I Won't Get That Job. But Maybe They'll Have Another Job Sometime, And They'll Remember That I Was Good."

Opening A Play Is Just Tough. The Idea That Actors Are Weirdly Protected From It Is A Myth. If You Imagine Yourself Having To Spend Two And A Bit Hours Cooking Bolognaise, Remembering A Whole Major Work By David Hare And Speaking It At The Correct Moment Between Chopping Carrots And Stirring The Onions In Front Of An Audience - The Normal Human Response Is 'please, Can I Go To The Airport?'