I never wanted to go to the Old Vic and not have it survive long after I was gone. It's not about me; it's about that theater. And the more that it's able to grow and do everything it should do without me, then I've done my job.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Old Vic is a beautiful theater to work in. It's quite a large house, but it has a feeling of intimacy.
The Old Vic has always been first and foremost an actors' theatre, a home for great talent and memorable performances.
Whether that's positive or not, people are talking about the Old Vic Theater again with passion and commitment and controversy and debate.
I don't want the kind of theater that I love and grew up seeing to die out.
I had given up the theater and everything propelled me into entertainment. And I didn't resist it.
I had been nine years in the theatre and hadn't had massive success. My only thing was I wanted to be an actor and I didn't care when, where, or how much for.
I kind of got lost down a road of TV and film, so it's great to come back to theatre.
The thing is this: I've got an amazing career in England that couldn't possibly get much better. I do the best theater around, I work at the National Theater, the Old Vic - which I'm sure you've heard of because it's the one Kevin Spacey runs - and I play the most amazing roles and work with the most amazing directors.
It was a great opportunity that I had to take - my very own theater. That comes along once in a lifetime. It doesn't even seem like 15 years ago - time sure flies by. I've really had a lot of fun with it.
I love the Old Vic so deeply, it's like a second home.