I Die In Almost Every Film I've

I Like Roles That Are On The Extreme Ends Of The Spectrum, And There's Special Appeal In Exploring These Slightly Forgotten Plays That People Might Think Of As Subjects For Academic Term Papers Instead Of Live Theater.

This Is What Happens When You Are On The Wrong Side Of 40. Young Adults, Who Could Be Your Children, Are Now Working With You. I Was Playing Their Parents Or Mentor. I Started To Think: Oh, I Am Not Part Of That Group Any More.

There's Often Rarely Any Dialogue In A Sex Scene. With Your Fellow Actor, It's Good To Talk About What The Unspoken Dialogue Is, That's Happening In The Scene. You've Got To Play Something Rather Than Feel Self-conscious Or Exposed.

Like Any Classic You Hope To Get Rid Of All The Varnish That's Built Up Over The Centuries Where People Expect It To Be In A Certain Way. It's A Mighty Play. It's About A Very Old King Who Also Happens To Be A Very Old Father, So You've Got The State And The Domestic Levels In There Together. It's A Story In Extremis. Everyone Knows The End, There's Only Two People Left Alive.

Sometimes You Do Feel A Script That Glows In Your Hand The Moment You Start Reading It. By Page Four Of Shakespeare In Love, I Said, 'i Have To Be In This Movie.