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To be a Dumont actor was considered to be a great honor for an actor, yet it also had its disadvantages.

A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.

It was one of the great chances in my life to become a Dumont actor.

I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.

You don't realize it, but often people are frightened of the director.

I don't remember being afraid of anything in making films.

There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps.

But I don't really care for directors flaring up and trying to humble some actor, which they would do to try and make an example out of them so everybody else would stay on the ball - and David wasn't anything like that.

Knowing that my granddad was a highly respected actor wasn't necessarily intimidating, but it definitely meant there was always a pressure to live up to his reputation. I think that's why acting wasn't something I even considered doing, as a kid.

A lot of film directors are quite scared of actors. They are a bit of a nightmare sometimes, but I like them. It looks like cunning, but you try to get extra things from them all the time, by stealth, by making them feel confident, so they trust you and you can push a bit.