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I know there are some actors who are just brilliant at improvising and brilliant at just being in the moment and doing it there and then. I'm not one of those actors.

All good actors are very bright. You can't be stupid and a good actor. You may be inarticulate, you may not be highly educated, but all good actors are quick-witted, some of them dazzlingly so. All you do is guide them.

I've found a lot of the thinking in America is that a lot of people become actors to become famous. At least from my experience, I have a dozen or so British friends who are actors, and if you look at their body of work, and they'll go do theatre, and they'll go do this and this. They work, and they're always honing and trying to be better.

I think there are a lot of other actors that are just talented, it's just about this opportunity - it's just about when are we going to be put in those positions where we can shine.

There's a lot of young actors and people who have success very quickly who kind of expect it or don't have the experience to really appreciate it.

I think anybody can be a good actor.

There's a lot of actors out there or people who want to be actors. It's unique to find somebody that, you know, needs to be an actor.

There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had.

I'm largely interested in people who are just great actors, and they're not necessarily hugely famous.

There are a lot of actors in the world, there's a small number that actually get to work as actors, and there is a tiny group of actors that are celebrated in the way that I have been. I feel incredibly lucky.