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Life is so generous a giver, but we, judging its gifts by the covering, cast them away as ugly or heavy or hard. Remove the covering and you will find beneath it a living splendor, woven of love, by wisdom, with power.

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Splendid architecture, the love of your life, an old friend. . . they can all go drifting by unseen if youre not careful.

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My acting stopped being about disguise and became about truth which suits the camera, so my film career took off when I came out.

Acting, Cameras, Career, Careers, Film, Truth

When we'd suggested doing it, the Theatre Royal management had said, 'Nobody wants to see Waiting for Godot. ' As it happened, every single ticket was booked for every single performance, and this confirmation that our judgment was right was sweet. Audiences came to us from all over the world. It was amazing.

Right, Sweet, Theatre, Waiting, World

Elijah looks angelic but his beauty of spirit is what makes his Frodo leap out of the screen. Unalloyed goodness is one of the most difficult attributes to act.

Beauty, Frodo, Goodness, Leap, Looks, Spirit

Baz [Luhrmann] paid me one of the greatest compliments ever. I don't know him, really, but when I first met him I was congratulating him on ROMEO + JULIET - which I think is a wonderful adaptation - and he said, "Oh, well we couldn't have done it without your RICHARD III, which was an inspiration!" I've never quite checked up on the dates to see whether or if, in fact, we did our film before he did his.

Compliments, Done, Firsts, Iii, Inspiration, Thinking

It's a joy to be up close to Derek Jacobi's work. Alas, we haven't worked very much, over the years, since we were at university together, but I don't think I've missed many of his great shows and performances.

Joy, Missed, Thinking, Together, Years
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