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Regarding what it is like to work on a programme like Coronation Street:'You are working a six day week, if you are in a heavy storyline. And you are shooting four episodes a week. It's eight in the morning to 7.30 at night, and then you have to go home, and learn your lines for the next day,' (This is Worcestershire, 22 September 2002)
Regarding Mel Gibson:
'He's a really sweet guy. He's very quietly spoken, genuine person. Really easy to get on with.' (This is Worcestershire, 22 September 2002)
Regarding acting:
'We all have the propensity to do things that are not socially acceptable, all the way from murder right down to swearing," he says. "As an actor, you get the chance to play those roles as a release - you don't actually do the things but you get it as a release. I enjoy playing villains for that reason, it obviously taps into something in my inner psyche. I couldn't make Greg any more pure evil than I could make Judas.' [NEWS.BBC.CO.UK]
'It may sound strange but we really enjoyed acting out those disturbing scenes and both felt it was the best work we'd done together. You get a great buzz from acting in really energetic and demanding scenes--but we can joke about them when the cameras stop rolling.' (Woman, May 1999) 'It is great to play a character who behaves in a way you can't in your real life. It's quite a release.' (Woman's Own, May 1999)
'I think it is great that I am being built up as this evil man--show me an actor that doesn't like playing the villain! You're not allowed to act like a git in real life because there are too many social constraints on you. So it's nice to to play someone who behaves like he does and doesn't care who gets hurt.' (Best, May 1999)
'That's what I like about acting. "You can be the kind of person you could never be in real life.' (Sunday Mirror Online, 2 May 1999)
'Of course every character you play has some of yourself in it, and you can't avoid that, so I must have some kind of propensity to be nasty. But I could never behave like Greg does--I have far too much of a conscience.' (Coronation Street Magazine, Issue 59)
'I love theatre as well. The thing I like about acting is the variety you get. Every job is so different.' (NOW, September 1998)
'I find it exciting to get up on stage every night, but I like filming as well, for different reasons: I find it more relaxed. I like to do a bit of everything.'
(Plays and Players, June 1997)'It was great to play a leading role, but it's not the size that counts, a good cameo could be just as juicy. I'm not just looking for fame; being recognised in the street isn't something I particularly relish. My aim isn't to be a star - my aim is to be a good actor.' (Plays and Players, June 1997)
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