English - Actor | October 10, 1946 -
I love the Restoration. It's a bit like coming out of the John Major era into the optimism of Tony Blair.
Charles Dance
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Power is always a corrupting influence.
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Most feature films are 35-40 shooting days.
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There is a huge fan base; they're very knowledgeable and very loyal. I was astonished - before I started working on the series, I didn't know anything about 'Game of Thrones.' I hadn't heard of the books.
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In my home, I listen to music; I play music: I play guitar and I play ukelele. And I swim and I ride a bike and I do all the things that everybody else does.
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I like approbation. Any actor who tells you they don't is lying.
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I got a lot of energy from directing the film 'Ladies In Lavender.' You wonder if you have the stamina because as an actor you can lounge around the trailer during the scenes you're not in, but as a director, you're there from first thing in the morning to last thing at night every day of the week. I found it incredibly energising.
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I mostly play old period songs, as they suit a ukulele more. I bought it when I saw the tribute concert to George Harrison. Joe Brown came on and sang 'I'll See You In My Dreams,' and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
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I think it's counterproductive for actors to come to the set with well-thumbed copies of the book their film is adapted from.
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I'm riddled with cynicism. Whenever anyone says 'trust me,' the hairs go up on the back of my neck.
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I would have liked to have worked with Ralph Richardson and Paul Scofield, but they're dead now.
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People think I have the benefit of a public school education. I have this suave and debonair label, but really, I'm as common as muck.
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