There's no such thing as an actor giving positive criticism to a director. The minute you say 'Don't … - Peter Mullan

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There was a roaring in my ears and I lost track of what they were saying. I believe it was the physical manifestation of unbearable grief.

Peter Mullan

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.

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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. '

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In the acting game, you spend a long time fighting against what the director perceives you to be. And half the time the directors don't know.

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If I'm at home on my own and the writing isn't going well, I clean my house. And there have been times in the past few years when my house has looked really clean.

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