A connection between actors and politicians? I have two names for you to conjure-Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenneger. Actors? No. Politicians? You bet!
Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later.
Anthony Hopkins says you just keep acting. Do it all the time and eventually it will happen. He got his break, after all, by taking a role nobody else wanted. A cannibal!
Apart from a cure for the diseases that plague us, an end to wars and other lofty ideals, I plan to direct a film I have written, but not act in it.
Being a father to my daughter Olivia, who is now 13, is the most profound and rewarding love any human could wish for.
Ensure that your script is watertight. If it's not on the page, it will never magically appear on the screen.
I am drawn to writing and directing as it is most like the feeling I had when I was a teenager with my puppet theatre. You are more in control of everything and involved in every aspect of production, so more challenged and fulfilled.
I had a full-size theatre in our garage, and I wrote plays, painted the scenery, tape-recorded sound effects and music. I got teased relentlessly.
I have worked with Robert Altman on The Player, Pret A Porter and Gosford Park and found him the best director. He is the most collaborative, open, generous and anarchic good-guy you are likely to encounter.
I realised that even if my film worked for just 40 people in a tiny movie theatre, then it would find a home. It was an incredible relief.
If you believe in something enough you hope it will reach people.
My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and drama.
Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it!
Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge.
Start shooting as early as possible. It establishes a rhythm and galvanises everyone into action.
The quality of television comedy and drama in the UK is unequalled in the world.
The Spicers were as sassy, irreverent and likeable as you'd wish-way before anorexia, bulimia, marriage, divorce and real life kicked in!
Time and time again I was told that I would never make the film on time and never make it on budget. That kind of criticism tends to turn me into a great big motor of efficiency.
When my daughter was born, we had an extremely kind Jamaican nurse who showed me how to hold the baby, to bathe her and do it properly. I had my video camera, so I've video'd her entire childhood.
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