The Difference Between Being An Actor And

What Is It About Actors? God Knows I Get Bored With Actors Talking About Themselves.

Certainly As Actors, And Maybe As Directors, You've Got To Hang On To Something Childlike. You've Got To Know What Play Is. I Haven't Worked With Mike Leigh, But I Know Him Very Well And There's Something Open In His Eyes About What's In Front Of Him. And The Same Is True Of Alfonso In A Mexican, Mad Way. There's An Enthusiastic Response To Something. Neil Jordan, The Same, When He Gets Excited . You Just Want To Know There's A Human Being In There.

I Think There Should Be Laughs In Everything. Sometimes, It's A Slammed Door, A Pie In The Face Or Just A Recognition Of Our Frailties.

Acting Is About Giving Something Away, Handing Yourself Over To Whatever Role You Are Asked To Play. I'm Not Hiding Or Escaping Or Seeking Anonymity. I Reserve The Right Not To Have A Rubber Stamp On My Forehead Saying This Is Who I Am. Because Who I Am Gets In The Way Of People Looking Innocently At The Parts I Play.

I Have Just Returned From The Dubbing Studio Where I Spoke Into A Microphone As Severus Snape For Absolutely The Last Time.