I Like These Calm Little Moments Before

I Took A Bit Of A Back Seat, I Had Kids And I Wanted To Focus On Them. There's That Period In The Late '90s, The Early 2000s, Where I Didn't Do A Great Deal.

On Set I Keep Myself To Myself; I'd Rather The Director Speak Up. I'm Not Gonna Direct A Younger Actor. I Think The Power Of Example Works Best, Actually.

You Take What You Know, And You Put It Through Your Own Prism. If I Play Characters That Break Down Or Cry, It's Gary Oldman Crying; It's Not The Character Crying.

People Have An Idea That One Is In Control Of A Career, A Lot More Than You Really Are. You Can Engineer Things To An Extent. But You Are At The Mercy Of What Comes In Across The Desk.

You Always Hope That The Cloak Of Inspiration Will Fall, And You'll Be O.k.