A career in the theatre demands so much commitment. |
A period of severe wintry weather with blizzards, bitter winds and hard frosts is set to strike. The Arctic-like weather will be felt in the east and north of the country at first, spreading to all other parts during the course of the week. |
And to be perfectly honest, when you listen to the tapes, when you get to Harry, it's just a younger-sounding voice that you're hearing. I haven't tried to make him different from the voice I have. So it's nice to think my younger voice of myself is the voice that kids are hearing as Harry Potter. |
But it was a fascinating journey, because there I was creating voices and speaking words and I didn't know where the story was going. |
Dance training gave me the confidence to walk and move on stage. It gave me the gestures. It made me feel at ease. |
Every actor who comes along must be made to feel he can contribute something different, otherwise no-one would accept any historical role. |
Good acting is consistency of performance. |
I assured them that I was HIM and proceeded to order a hamburger as Professor Dumbledore: 'I think I'd rather like a cheeseburger -- well done, with onions on the side,' ... The girls were amazed. |
I came over to London to do The Music Man for BBC radio and one of Cameron Mackintosh's representatives was there and asked me if I would like to play Fagin after Jonathan Pryce left. The thing was, I'd never seen Oliver! |
I feel if some kid has sat down and felt I'm important enough to write two pages of words to and take up a lot of his valuable time, then he deserves a few words back, or even a phone call as I have done on a few occasions. |
I love living in London, although this will be the first time I have spent Christmas in England since 1973. I'm a theatre-based actor and this city is great for having a theatre community around you. |
I only travel to good material, a good director and a good company. I won't work in another country for a year any longer, because I have a lovely wife and I adore her and I can't bear to be away from her. |
I remember certain people in the audience laughing and I wanted to ask: 'What are you laughing at? This isn't funny.' Now I realize that laughter can come from insecurity. They don't know how they should be feeling. |
I visualized the reactions of children listening. Stunned silence here! So hold the pause for two, three, four. This line is a laugh, more than a giggle, so pause, two, three or their chuckles will drown the next line. I'm lucky to have forty years experience of stage comedy to back me up. |
I was always the clown in school. I had a personal put down sense of humor. I wasn't vindictive. I didn't make fun of people. |