English - Actor | March 20, 1963 -
I enjoy things that are so far away from me; that's why, when I play things that are a little bit closer to me, I get really bored. When it's something that's the antithesis of what I am, there's much more to lose yourself in.
David Thewlis
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I think I've had more fun playing Varga than I've had for quite a number of years playing anything.
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I often draw from people in my own experience to base a character on, going back to my days with Mike Leigh.
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The whole question of 'What is truth?' seemed to be the theme of Trump's presidency.
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I was a young actor in my 20s, going out in Soho, having a wild time.
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I often do that with characters, going back to my bloody drama-school days, in terms of equating them with creatures. And it's very much there as a theme of all the seasons of 'Fargo' as well: the predator and the prey.
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I got hooked to American news like a great TV season. It plays like fiction. I would come home from work, and I would put it on, and I would stay up until 2 in the morning watching it and get up in the morning and watch it.
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A lot of the city boys in London, a lot of the hedge-fund, young city workers at the height of the financial boom were a lot of working-class, brilliantly minded young fellows and women.
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I wanted to do 'Fargo' rather than do a TV production. I've been offered TV things over the years, but usually, that's about that I don't want to be away from home for that long because it's a long time to be away your home country and my family.
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As soon as I have the script in my hand, I'll be up in my apartment room pacing up and down learning it because it's just such a lovely thing to do.
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'Harry Potter' is very nice because it's very easy to make children happy. All you have to do is have your photograph taken with them.
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