Being On The Stage In New York

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 Always Feel That When I Come To Edinburgh, In Many Ways I Am Coming Home.

I Have Just Returned From The Dubbing Studio Where I Spoke Into A Microphone As Severus Snape For Absolutely The Last Time.

There's, Like, Marks Next To An Actor's Name Or Something, And Boy Does That Go Up And Down! Somewhere In There, Which Always Causes My Mate Miss Ruby Wax Great Hilarity, I Was Offered A Biopic Of Frank Sinatra. Even I Knew That Was A Bad Idea! They'll Throw Anything At You At Certain Times. So, You Know, To Thine Own Self Be True.

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.