I always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn't want to do movies that much. I found they took a lot out of you and they were exhausting for me in a lot of ways.

What's this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?

Acting is hard work. At times, it's very energizing and enervating. It's childish. It's also responsible. It's illuminating, enriching, joyful, drab. It's bizarre, diabolical. It's exciting.

The fruit falls off the tree. You don't shake it off before it's ready to fall.

I would say I am more concerned with the plays I'm going to do than the movies. I'm more comfortable in a play. In film, there's always a certain sense of control, of holding back. The stage is different ; there's more to act. There are more demands put on you, more experiences to go through.

I'm so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go.

Be careful how you judge people, most of all friends. You don't sum up a man's life in one moment.