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“Restoration I did because I really loved e novel and I like Michael Hoffman, who directed it, but it wasn't a really challenging part for me. I'm not critical of the film: I just don't think I gave a very interesting performance.”

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I don't think Alfonso was a big expert on Potter either. He was feeling his way through it more than I was.

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I often draw from people in my own experience to base a character on, going back to my days with Mike Leigh.

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The very best thing about doing it is seeing the reaction on kid's faces when you tell them you've done it.

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I keep myself content by doing lots of different stuff and make sure that my next role is completely different to the last. I…

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Publishing a novel was such a proud thing for me. When I was a kid, I used to say to my mum and dad,…

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I'm not one of those people who's against doing remakes.

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I think the most beautiful sound is a child laughing.

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I'd only read a bit of the first book. And I just knew about all the media furor over it. But I'd not read…

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I was still listening to the Beatles until I came here, you know.

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I was a young actor in my 20s, going out in Soho, having a wild time.

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I started doing the big Hollywood stuff, and I realised, 'Oh, there's no rehearsal at all; you just turn up on the set, and…

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