Ridicule is also a weapon against forces of evil. Really clever, intelligent ridicule.
Ralph FiennesThere is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
Ralph FiennesMost films are rooted in a book or a comic strip, but I don't go out there saying I want to do adaptations.
Ralph FiennesIt [the scene] can be something given to you and you go, "Ah this is a good idea, I can work with this." Sometimes it cuts right across your instinct and that's when I might resist. Even if the director might be insistent, I think it's very important to say, "Look, I'm not feeling this. I'll try to make it work but I got to let you know."
Ralph Fiennes