Screen Work Always Boils Down To That

I Think, Because Of My Background, Which Is Slightly More Exotic Than The Average British Actor, I Think, I Sort Of Occupied This Little Niche Quite Early On Of Playing The Foreign Guy. It Started Way Back At Drama School, I Played An Eastern European Heavy, I Played The Russian Mobster. And I Have Done All Those Different Ethnic Roles, And I Think It's Partly Because Of My Look, I Think I've Got An Adaptable Sort Of Nondescript Ethnicity, Which You Can't Quite Pin Down, But It's Enough To Kind Of Get A Flavor Of Something.

I Love Playing Villains.

Every Job Is Different. I Don't Think That I've Ever Had That Wonderful Feeling When You've Finished A Job Or Where You Feel Like You've Mastered It Or Sort Of Nailed It... You Can Never Be Satisfied. If You're Satisfied, It's Time To Retire.

Screen Work Always Boils Down To That Moment Between The Camera And The Actor Or The Actors. It Always Boils Down To That, Ultimately. You Serve The Camera.

When I Was Younger I Was Always Big; I Was A Fat Boy At School. I Had An Early Growth Spurt, And When I Went To Secondary School I Was Tall Enough To Be A Policeman.