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What character actors want to do is investigate new types of people and present them in all their idiosyncrasies, psychological complexities, and contradictory stupidities. That has been one of the great delights over our seven collaborations.

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I know I work quite hard at making people like me.

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I know what I like when I see it, but no way have I ever become interested in learning about it.

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I'm working class, and want people to know I'm not unintelligent and all the other cliches that come with it.

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It doesn't bother me one iota that most of my career has been playing people who are not that - well, let's say that people wouldn't aspire to be like them.

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It's an odd world.

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There's two types of character actors. There's character actors who play all different characters. Or there's actors who always play the same part; they're just a bit funny-looking.

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There's posh character actors. For God's sake, Olivier was one of the greatest character actors in the world. Hamlet, Shylock, Othello - Othello! Whether you like it or not.

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I played Othello at RADA - blacked up. I didn't know it was going to be offensive now!

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In 1996, when I was being treated for leukaemia, at one point I had a vicious infection that was trying to claim me. Mercifully, due to love and expertise, I pulled through.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: February 27th, 1936

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