My old manager of the Irish National Theatre said 'Don't worry about being a star, just worry about being a working actor. Just keep working.' I think that's really good advice. ↗
When I was nine I spent a lot of my time reading books about the history of comedy, or listening to the Goons or Hancock, humour from previous generations. ↗
I understand people, and I think that my life and my history and what I represent can relate to a lot of the women, the independents, the moderate voters. ↗
I have seen how effective language attached to policies that are mainstream and delivered by people who are passionate and effective can change the course of history. ↗
From my films, you can at least learn about Iran, you can get a sense of the history and the society. But no such films have been made about Afghanistan, so you really can't know much about it. ↗
When you think of how history is revealed, we know certain things to be facts at certain periods of time, which turn out not to be so factual as time marches on. ↗