There are always certain things that you tap into, your own personal experiences, and I try to base my characters on someone I know or someone I've seen.
From Stephen Graham
I'm great at telling stories with the kids. I do all my different accents. We make our own stories up all the time, the four of us, me and Hannah and the kids.
Rudeness makes me very angry.
I'm drawn to dramas that make people think. I want to make an impact.
I like how TV used to be - 'Boys from the Blackstuff' and 'Play for Today', instead of 'Stars in Your Eyes' and 'Celebrity Come Cook With Me' or whatever. I hate all that stuff.
I adore my job. I think I'm one of the luckiest people out there. I've worked hard, but I get to mess about every day - that's how I see it.
People in New York are surprised when I open my mouth.
I've become very close with Tom Hardy. I love Tom to bits.
I did 'Gangs of New York' with Martin Scorsese, and they used to call me 'Little Joe Pesci' on the set.
When I was 27, I didn't have a clue what was going on! At that age, to have that much power and to have that much ambition is something.
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