Dalai Lama Quotes

There are things that are a given, that youve already established, and obviously, visually, certain iconic things that cant be completely removed, like a certain hat or a certain coat in my case.

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Theres a huge raft of roles that actors in our culture perform, and you can see any one of about three Hamlets in a year. Its not something to be completely daunted by.

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It is a wonderful thing to get married young and become a father.

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I was always performing, doing silly voices. The teachers realized I could go one of two ways: be creative or destructive.

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Doctor Strange is difficult, hes arrogant, but hes kind of brilliant and charming and youd think, Yeah, Id want him on my head if I needed brain surgery. Hes good enough to warrant his arrogance and he respects other people but not when he thinks hes right and hell just do what he deems needs to be done when he knows or feels that hes right and the problem from humilitys point of view is that he is right, hes really really good at his job.

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I dont live beyond my means. I enjoy luxury and I enjoy the privilege of it, when I can afford it, and Im in the situation where its been given to me, but Im very conscious of what is wasteful.

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All the backstories are there but not talked about.

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If Id had fame early on, Id have been able to abuse it in the way that a young man should.

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I love theatre, and you learn too much as an actor and enjoy too much of it not to want to go back a lot.

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Ive never done a lead role in a film this big like Doctor Strange, in a franchise this big. One of the reasons was, I wanted to know what the toy box was like. And its just insane, the amount of facility that everyone gets, but the amount of artistry and craft thats brought to every aspect of filmmaking. I mean, you go to your first costume fitting and its one of thirty. Its a myriad, but its for a reason. There are so many incredible costumes in this.

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Do I like being thought of as attractive? I dont know anyone on Earth who doesnt, but I do find it funny.

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Every job is incredibly different, and I love it because youre picking up skill sets and experiences. Its the university of life.

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Having your adolescence at an all-male boarding school is just crap.

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I did a lot of acting at school and university, then I went to drama school. It was quite a normal route.

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I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.

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I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.

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Role of Dr.Strange gives me an excuse as an actor to be learning with my character, which is something you can do authentically - Im not a martial arts expert, Im certainly no sorcerer, so all these things, the movement of the body, the physicality, the changes he goes through mentally and physically, obviously were not shooting in sequence, but its a great part.

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I have actual acting scars.

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I love doing impersonations of people.

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I struggle to learn by rote. Ive had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful.

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