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Weddings and a Funeral
“The script for Weddings and a Funeral came across my desk and I auditioned. They really didn't want me, the guy who wrote it, Richard Curtis, really didn't want me.”
Four Weddings
“I shot another film with the same director before Four Weddings was actually released, where I played a nicotine-stained, predatory theatre director.”
Zone of Interest
“On the plane last night, I watched Zone of Interest. You cannot get more incredible filmmaking in every aspect than that film.”
Love Actually
“My wife was watching, I think, Love Actually the other day. She said, what's good about this film is that it's about pain.”
Paddington
“Paddington was a great movie. Great. Really, really well done.”
Bridget Jones
“By the way, Bridget Jones. All the Bridget Jones films.”
The Sound of Music
“The speaker mentions watching 'The Sound of Music' in the afternoons, expressing their love for it.”
Midsommar
“The speaker mentions still getting over the film 'Midsommar' and expresses a desire to see it.”
Four Weddings and a Funeral
“The speaker discusses how many people came to know him through 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'.”
The Undoing
“The Undoing is a perfect example. You were so great in that with Nicole Kidman.”
A Quiet Place
“The speaker references 'A Quiet Place' as a film written by the directors of the current project.”
Chariots of Fire
“The speaker mentions 'Chariots of Fire' as part of the vogue for actors in England at the time.”
Brideshead Revisited
“The speaker references 'Brideshead Revisited' in the context of actors being posh in England.”
Restoration
“I played a kind of freakish cameo in Restoration and I was pretty good, I thought.”