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    A couple of clues came my way of what I might be getting myself into when I sat down with a number of actors who had played Richard III in the past. And I was hoping of course, that one of them or all of them were gonna give me the magic key, the secret way in to play Richard III but none of them did that.But every one of them did say the following, "Be careful.

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    After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in the Valley.

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    Am I now supposed to go on Oprah and cry and tell you my deepest, darkest secrets because you want to know?

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    Anyone with a internet connection and an idea can develop an audience

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    Anytime someone can beat the acting out of someone else, I think its a wonderful thing.

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    At the end of the day, storytelling is actually very simple in its origin as long as there are people who want to tell stories and there are people who want to hear them.

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    Audiences grew to like this duality of feeling, where youre both championing a character and youre revolted by them.

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    But I feel that I have a responsibility to help the film and I have relations with the studio and with those who put up the money so that I can tell a story that I believe in.

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    Cable TV has become where the best actors, writers and directors have gone to work because they are allowed to do character-driven stories.

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    Clarence Darrow was a unique and courageous man. Several of my favourite actors have played Darrow... Henry Fonda, Orson Welles and Spencer Tracy.

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    Clean, sustainable energy is crucial and cannot wait.

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    Clearly the success of the Netflix model, releasing the entire season of 'House of Cards' at once, proved one thing: The audience wants the control. They want the freedom. If they want to binge as they've been doing on 'House of Cards' and lots of other shows, we should let them binge.

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    Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller.

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    Exposure to the arts and culture is enormously valuable.

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    For kids growing up now, there's no difference watching 'Avatar' on an iPad or watching YouTube on TV or watching 'Game of Thrones' on their computer. It's all content. It's just story.

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    Fortunately for me, I don't come from the school where you only measure success by how much money something makes or whether it has a big box-office weekend. I measure it by how much people actually participate in the process.

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    For years, particularly with the advent of the Internet, people have been griping about lessening attention spans.

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    Games are advancing in terms of storytelling and trying to create a character, and its a brand new audience for me.

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    Gaming is going into storytelling. It was a new audience.

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    Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not.

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    I actually have a number of lovely watches from the International Watch Company.

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    I always remember is that no matter how good I might be in a movie, I'll never be any better. It's frozen. But in theatre I can be better tomorrow night, I can be better the night after that and I can be better in a week. The journey you go through as an actor is incredible.

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    I can't imagine that anyone in Hollywood is sitting around trying to decide what actor is good or right or qualified for a role and is being denied a role because of their political views. I don't think that's the way Hollywood works. We're not living in an era of blacklisting.

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    I can't judge the characters I play, because it's for the audience to do. What I can try to do is to understand and embody what were they going through? How did they make the decisions they made? That to me is a more interesting way to approach something, rather than saying this person is a villain and that person is this and - because it's not very interesting to play that anyway.

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    I certainly identify with the role of mentor and, to some degree, maybe teacher. I do a lot of work with kids at the Old Vic.

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    I cotton to the idea that people are much closer to being flawed; they have problems and dont always make the right choices.

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    I couldnt imagine something asking as much of me as House Of Cards. Its a great warm-up for coming back to the screen.

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    I dont categorize characters into one syllable. These are fully-rounded characters that I dont judge; I just play them.

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    I don't know who Keyser Soze is, but whoever he is, he is going to get gloriously drunk tonight.

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    I dont play villainy. I wouldnt even know how to play it.

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    I don't want to show deleted scenes. I don't like an audience looking at what the movie might have been - if it's in the movie, it's in the movie.

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    I feel it's a responsibility for anyone who breaks through a certain ceiling... to send the elevator back down and give others a helpful lift.

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    I find drinking really helps.

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    I find it sad that by not talking about who I sleep with, that makes me mysterious. There was a time when I would have been called a gentleman.

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    If it were not for people who stepped forward and gave me opportunities at a time when I had not proved myself at all, believe me, I would not have a career.

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    If someone can watch an entire season of a TV series in one day, doesnt that show an incredible attention span?

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    If you have done well in whatever business you are in, it is your duty to send the elevator back down and try to help bring up the next generation of undiscovered talent.

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    If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart; if you haven't turned establishment by thirty you've got no brains!

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    If you ignore the murdering and the conniving, Francis Underwood is an effective politician.

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    If you look back through history in the United States, there have been very few landslide elections. Half the country always voted for someone else.

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    If you're lucky enough to have done well, then it's your responsibility to send the elevator back down.

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    I have done films where we all thought the director didn't know what he was doing and it is going to be a gobble gobble turkey. And you go and watch it and it is great.

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    I have long been a supporter of The Princes Trust, and so when American Express asked me to launch Amex Be Inspired and help young people build their confidence and fulfil their potential, I was delighted to get involved.

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    I have talked to more people who are in politics who have said to me, "[House of Cards] is closer than you can imagine. It's the most accurate description of how politics actually works that we've ever seen." I mean, West Wing - beautiful, wonderful idea of how democracy should work. But I've had more people in politics say they think House of Cards is closer. I - don't know whether to take that as a compliment or a sad state of affairs.

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    I like being able to go to a local pub and have great food and particularly love pubs that welcome my dogs.

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    I liked it because it was such a dangerous script and showed just what human beings are capable of. Here was a movie in which Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, who always win in every movie they ever do, simply don't win. I felt that was outrageous for a commercial movie.

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    Im able to hang up the character with the costume at the end of the movie.

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    Im always taken aback by things that are successful that I think are just crap, and then Im completely surprised when things I do end up being successful because you walk into things and you never know Its just really remarkable.

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    I'm a relatively ugly character who's done pretty damn well in film.

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    I'm aware that, from the outside, this looks like I've got quite an ego.