I think it's great to see how they've grown up, not just as actors but as people. They're still very much the same kids that I met many years ago. They've grown up and they are funny and wicked and naughty and bright, and I think as actors their work is just getting better and better. They've blossomed.
I think actors go along a continuum from Simon Callow down to kind of Ross Kemp, and I like to think of myself as the Ross Kemp of comedy. He's very good in 'East Enders' because he plays a version of himself. I think I can play a version of myself - that's about all I can do.
While growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, I dreamed of becoming many things: an archaeologist, an ambassador, an actor, an author.
Fame really works against actors, in a way, because our anonymity is a wonderful thing for us.
I like to think of myself as a character actor, though there's some redundancy in that.
Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business. He loved it so much.
Any role that big is going to be a challenge for any actor, but for an actor of a young age, it's going to be even tougher.
Nowadays, in the contract that actors sign, you have to agree that you're going to do a certain amount of publicity-the hard part they don't pay you for.
People are affected by what they see, hear. This is what matters to me the most because then our job as actors is justified.
Look, a lot of directors were actors, even if they were unsuccessful actors which I think is helpful. I think it's a really helpful thing for a director to have experienced that. It helps you know how to talk to actors and how to get what you need from them.
Actors know how to talk to other actors in a way that sometimes other directors just don't.
Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.
If an actor knows how to milk a cow, I always know it will not be difficult to be in business with him.
Apple was our benefactor at starting General Magic, but about a year later decided they would rather BE General Magic and tried to make us blink out of existence... which we eventually did, but it took a few years.
I'm an actor. I'll take a lead if it's offered. The really good actors can fill a character, no matter what the role is. A good leading man is a character actor; a good character actor can be a leading man.
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