There is a whole bunch of great British actors of my age who aren't film stars or theatre actors; they're very much both.

Peter Mullan is the least method actor around.

I just wanted to be one of those actors who works at the National Theatre the whole time.

A lot of movie stars are not great actors; they're just very good-looking. And when they start to age and they don't have the looks any more, then it's over.

Christopher Guthrie (an actor who appears in many Know Theatre productions) has come aboard as artistic associate. He is going to be assisting me in terms of how we are going to keep this place programmed.

Why do you act? You act for an audience. In the theatre, you're in their presence. Film stars don't know what it is to have an audience.