Never Go Anywhere You Have To Wear

When I Do A Play, It's Like Agreeing To Be Ill For A Couple Of Months.

I'm A Jacket Man. And If I'm Without One, I Am Kind Of Seriously Disabled. I Don't Know How To Operate In Shirt Sleeves.

The Job Is The Same - To Attempt To Make It Sound Like You've Never Said It Before And As If It's Just Occurred To You. And That's The Same Whether You're On Camera Or Whether You're On Stage In A Room Full Of People.

I Am A Fan Of Rehearsal. I Like Doing It [scene] Over And Over And Over And Over Until It Looks Like You Never Did It Before.

Opening A Play Is Just Tough. The Idea That Actors Are Weirdly Protected From It Is A Myth. If You Imagine Yourself Having To Spend Two And A Bit Hours Cooking Bolognaise, Remembering A Whole Major Work By David Hare And Speaking It At The Correct Moment Between Chopping Carrots And Stirring The Onions In Front Of An Audience - The Normal Human Response Is 'please, Can I Go To The Airport?'