I'm Relaxed Naked As Long As There

I Used To Joke That One Of The Reasons There Was A Lack Of Classical Work On My Cv Was Because I Couldn't Operate In Those Kinds Of Trousers. Which Is A Joke, But It's Actually Also True - If I Want To Appear In Public I Want To Look My Best. If I'm Onstage I Like To Do Contemporary Work, Largely Because Of The Trousers, Because Of The Clothes. I Like A Decent, What We Used To Call A Lounge Suit. Then I Can Start To Motor.

I've Always Slightly Worried The Kids Who Play Football Around My House. They Know I'm An Actor, But Felt Sorry For Me Because They'd Never Seen Anything I've Done.

A Way Of Describing Performances That I Admire Is That There Is An Absence Of Careerism. It's A Clumsy Way Of Describing It But It Sort Of Does It For Me.

One Of The Reasons I Like A Suit Is Because I've Never Been That Keen On My Body. The Shape A Suit Presents Is Always Going To Be Better Than Anything I Can Do.

I Am A Fan Of Rehearsal. I Like Doing It [scene] Over And Over And Over And Over Until It Looks Like You Never Did It Before.