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Rafferty [law] Plays Three Or Four Instruments. He Is Very Gifted. Whereas I Pick Instruments Up And Kind Of Stare At Them And Go, "i Can't Ever Possibly Play This." And I Don't!

I'm Not Tom Cruise. Very Few British Actors Are. If You Look At The Body Of Work I've Done It's Pretty Obvious I'm Not Going To Make A 'mission: Impossible.'

You Are [as An Actor] Aware That You Don't Want To Repeat Stuff, But You Want To Use What Has Worked. But You Don't Want To Be Accused Of Just Going Over The Old Thing, You Know? You Want It To Start Growing A Little Bit More.

[tom] Wolfe's Books Offered A Whole New World To Step Into, And Whilst At Times You Could Accuse Him Of Being Somewhat Long-winded, He Had An Incredible Quality Of Prose And A Bravery Of Writing From The Heart. He Believed In Being Autobiographical At All Times.

When You Got Source Material, Whether It's A Play Or A Book - A Great Writer Often Appreciates Being Adapted And Developed. It's Like When You Go See A Production Of A Great Play And They Are Always Different. There Is Always Room For Interpretation.