English - Actor | February 11, 1971 -
Producing is a world of compromise and actors are utterly spoiled all the time.
Damian Lewis
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I'm very lucky.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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I've discovered just how symbiotic the relationship is between writers, directors and actors. They ask the same questions and strip down texts in exactly the same way.
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Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I'm just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly.
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You can't be sent away to prison for life and feel OK about it.
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It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do.
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There's something important, as an actor, about allowing yourself to be approached by people to do roles. People see different things in you.
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I suppose where I am sort of reflects the work I have chosen to do. Are there occasional frustrations because I can't work with a certain director because it's a big studio movie, and I don't have enough of a studio profile? The answer is yes. But generall... generally, I have the career I have chosen myself.
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I'm very sad 'Life' wasn't a big hit, But it was undone by politics at NBC. It was intense. I moved my wife, and we had two children back to back. So working those hours and living abroad in L.A. was a handful. But it was a great experience.
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'24' had to withstand accusations of being right-wing, but 'Homeland' is a far more liberal show.
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I loved doing 'Homeland.' I loved playing Brody.
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