I Veer Away From Trying

We'd All Like To Believe That Perhaps People Could Stop Killing Each Other.

I'm Interested In The Spirits Of People. In The Theatre, There's The Acting Part Of Acting - And I'm Not Saying That Can't Be Great - And There's The Essence. To Explore That Essence, You Need A Key, A Look, A Gesture, An Insight That Unlocks The Person's Soul.

So Much Of Movie Acting Is In The Lighting. And In Loving Your Characters. I Try To Know Them, And With That Intimacy Comes Love. And Now, I Love Voldemort.

In The Studio System, Things Are Expected Of A Film. By The First, Second, Third Act, There's A Generic Language That Comes Out Of The More Commercial System.

I Should Say, A Piece Of Advice That Was Given To Me Very Early On By The Principle Of Rada (royal Academy Of Dramatic Art) Which Is Where I Went. When He Auditioned Me, He Said, "your Speech, Monologue, Is Fine. It's Good. Yeah, I Think You Have Ability But You're Making It Happen. Don't Make It Happen, Let It Happen." And That's A Sort Of Subtle Shift I Think, As An Actor.