Christopher Eccleston

“Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming.”

“I heard the various terms of abuse at school and probably indulged them in the way you do as a kid.”

“The film is about Joe discovering who his mother and father are and his relationship with them, and the identity crisis he goes through once he finds out who his parents are.”

“I love Dead Ringers. A democratic set, the work was taken seriously.”

“I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just had to tell the narrative.”

“כולנו זקוקים לתחושת זהות מוצקה.”

“כל אלמנט אימה הוא פסיכולוגי כמו אפקטים מיוחדים.”

“אני אוהב את המבטא שלי, חשבתי שזה שימושי ב־'עקיצה ב-60 שניות' כי הנבל הסטנדרטי הוא מהמעמד העליון או קוקני. המבטא הצפוני שלי יהיה התנגשות מוזרה מול ניק קייג'.”

“תיאטרון זה דבר יקר ללכת אליו. בהחלט הרגשתי כשגדלתי שתיאטרון לא בשבילנו. לתיאטרון עדיין יש את הסטיגמה הזו. הרבה אנשים מרגישים מאוימים וחסרי ייצוג בתיאטרון.”

“אני חושב שתיאטרון הוא ללא ספק החוויה הכי מתגמלת עבור שחקן. יש לך ארבעה שבועות לעשות חזרות על הדמות שלך ואז בשעה 7:30 אתה מתחיל לשחק ואף אחד לא עוצר אותך, אתה פועל עם כל הנשמה שלך.”

“הכסף טוב יותר בסרטים ובטלוויזיה. אבל מבחינת משחק, תיאטרון מתגמל יותר.”

“The money is better in films and television. But in terms of acting, theatre is more rewarding.”

“The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.”

“I had bags of energy as a kid.”

“I had to help to coax the performances and I really enjoyed that extra responsibility.”

“Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney.”

“I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.”

“Many times I've sat with a camera and another actor and seen all their fears and insecurities and struggles. You want to support them and help them as much as you can.”

“I only ever worked on interiors, and an interior is an interior. I don't know what they did about exteriors.”

“I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that stick out.”