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I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

- Peter Mullan
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Part of the reason why so many actors lose the plot when they go over to America is that they become part of an industry, so that's why they don't want to play weak, bad or vulnerable guys - because that's not sellable; that diminishes their profit margin.

Watching people just look out for themselves, I think, is extremely interesting. It goes right back to something like 'The Beggar's Opera' - the underbelly of society, how it operates, and how that reflects their so-called betters.

No hard guy's not scared when another hard guy's knife is coming at you. You're scared, obviously, but you've to act less scared than he is. It's who is going to act less scared.

A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy.

I'm not a huge kind of visual director. For me, it's all about the acting. There's no greater buzz than working with actors and seeing what they can do and how much they can improve on what you'd written. That will always be on the top of my list. It's a real privilege to see it live before anyone else sees it.

There's no such thing as an actor giving positive criticism to a director. The minute you say 'Don't you think it would look nicer...', that director's going to hate your guts. Particularly if it's a good idea.

If you go into a bank or a shop and you want them to believe that you're going to shoot them, that's an acting exercise. If you want to turn to someone else who's as tooled up as you are and persuade them to put their knife down because you'll use your knife, that's an acting exercise. Nine out of 10 delinquents are frustrated actors.

What point is there to all the wealth and power that America may have if they can't look after its own?

You have to just go with your imagination, where your instinct takes you.

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I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'