From the age of about five to twelve I was very bad, a hideous little terror who beat people up. I was a member of the Rough Gang - we went around and terrorized all the pupils in school.
From the age of about five to twelve I was very bad, a hideous little terror who beat people up. I was a member of the Rough Gang - we went around and terrorized all the pupils in school.
Give me a sword fight any day.
I love new writing, new blood, modern works by unknown writers.
I'd like to be a passion fruit. Not because it's passionate, but because someone I know is mad about them and has got me onto them.
Miramax and Disney were collaborators, and then during the film's release, they jumped out of bed and it got caught up in a political holding pattern,
There are a few remarkable directors who have a great creative streak and then simply go on streaking ... Today we have another remarkable director in our midst.
I think everything I do is my early work. I can't wait to get on to the later stuff.
I don't know what my limitations are until I reach them. I look for the challenge.
Yes, in a way. Film is a by-product of my love of theatre. Theatre is for me the greater challenge. In many ways it requires more skill.
I think academics are infuriating. For every expert on Shakespeare there is another one to cancel his theory out. It drives you up the wall. I think the greatest form of finding out the truth is through fantasy.
It takes years to establish yourself, and then you have one big film and everyone calls you an overnight success. You think, 'Christ, I've been sweating and crying for seven years.'
I've got a vendetta to destroy the Net, to make everyone go to the library. I love the organic thing of pen and paper, ink on canvas. I love going down to the library, the feel and smell of books.
When I was offered the part in ShakespeareIn Love a voice in my head said 'not another tights role
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