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Sam is the only person I've ever physically threatened on a set.

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To be an actor you need four things: energy, concentration, a lot of luck and, of course, good roles.

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A TV host asked my wife, 'Have you ever considered divorce?' She replied: 'Divorce never, murder often.'

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Another plague upon the land, as devastating as the locusts God loosed on the Egyptians, is 'Political Correctness.'

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I have played some of the great men in history and I believe in the great man who does heroic deeds, even in these egalitarian times.

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I used to think if it wasn't possible to be a family man and a totally dedicated artist, I'd rather be the former. I'm an idealist and a romantic.

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It's fashionable for modern actors to talk about getting 'inside' a character. But you can't get to the inside without getting the outside right first.

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Celebrity is a corrosive condition for the soul. I have tried to restrain its inroads on me, but there are odd corners of my character that have been harmed.

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I always work on the theory that the audience will believe you best if you believe yourself. This meant that I had to come to understand Moses well enough to believe in my portrayal of him.

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