A Lot Of The Time I Hate

I Think Every English Actor Is Nervous Of A Newcastle Accent.

Three Children Have Become Adults Since A Phone Call With Jo Rowling, Containing One Small Clue, Persuaded Me That There Was More To Snape Than An Unchanging Costume, And That Even Though Only Three Of The Books Were Out At That Time, She Held The Entire Massive But Delicate Narrative In The Surest Of Hands.

I Approach Every Part I'm Asked To Do And Decide To Do From Exactly The Same Angle: Who Is This Person, What Does He Want, How Does He Attempt To Get It, And What Happens To Him When He Doesn't Get It, Or If He Does?

I Have A Photograph At Home Of Fred Astaire From The Knees Down With His Feet Crossed. It's Kind Of Inspiring Because It Reminds Me His Feet Were Bleeding At The End Of Rehearsals. Yet When You Watch Him, All You See Is Freedom. It's A Reminder Of What The Job Is About In General, Not Just Being In Musicals.

I Never Expected To Have Any Kind Of Film Career, To Be Honest. It Was All A Bit Of A Surprise. But I Was In A Big Hit Play On Broadway. America, As Many People Will Say, Says Yes More Often Than We Do. And So I Was Suddenly Surrounded By People Saying Yes. But I Was Aware That Was 'cause Of What I Was In. It Had A Big Impact.