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I would hate not to do a play every couple of years. I think it's not me.

~Matthew Macfadyen

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I have felt some twinges recently, about parts I wanted to play that I may be getting too old and fat to do. 'Hamlet,' for example - maybe that's gone. I would love to play Richard II.

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It must be odd, being recognizable. I would hate to lose that anonymity.

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Some British actors are snobby about telly, and I don't understand that.

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I think I do have a good eye. It's quite liberating, being in a position to read a script and say, 'No.' It's really the only power you have, as an actor.

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Nobody's really unsympathetic, I think. People do good and bad things. If a character's totally unsympathetic, they're not real and I'm not interested.

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I love TV and I love making films and I love doing plays. I feel very lucky to be able to do all three.

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As much as I long for a sort of security and consistency sometimes, I do enjoy sort of being busted around. I really don't know what's happening sometimes next week, let alone this year.

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I can't throw books away. My wife is always telling me to get rid of some.

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I love books.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: October 17th, 1974

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