Adaptation of Novel Quotes

'The King and I' - one of the first films I ever saw.

And I did a movie called Basil with Jared Leto and Christian Slater.

I was 36 when I played Nicholas Nickleby.

I love 'The Shining.' Kubrick is pretty amazing.

My Brilliant Career was beautifully directed, but I had a bit of trouble with myself in it. It was a silly script, based on a book this 16-year-old girl wrote.

My favorite film is Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge.

It has been an amazing experience working on 'Half Girlfriend.'

'In Country' was also made into a film, which opened the story up to a broader audience.

At one point, some years ago, a nice gentleman had it in mind to do 'Outlander The Musical.'

I did 'Never Let Me Go,' and there were amazing people on that. Brilliant writer, director, cast. That was quite special.

One of my favorite movies is 'Paper Moon.'

Shoot The Piano Player' is one of my favourite films, though apparently it failed very badly when it released.

'Beloved.' That's an amazing film and I'm sorry more people didn't see it when it came out.

The original Spencer Tracy version of 'The Old Man and the Sea' was always terribly flawed because of the over-reliance on voice over, but it's still a beautiful movie.

Rosemary's Baby' is one of my faves.

'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' is a British comedy-drama directed by John Madden. The film is based on the 2004 novel, 'These Foolish Things', by Deborah Moggach.

If I would rescue one of my movies, it would be 'A Little Princess.'

With 'The Exorcist,' a lot of things went into it. I hadn't seen the show until they asked me, and then I checked the show out and thought it was very well done.

I like the movie 'Das Boot,' the German film made in the '80s. I found out it was a series that was made into a film for the U.S.

Making 'Birdsong,' on the one hand you have how prestigious it is and the reputation of the book, which is something that's an extraordinary piece of work. Sebastian Faulkes is a genius. So you feel that responsibility when you're portraying that character that he's imagined and millions of readers have pictured.

They always call 'Poldark' a 'bodice-ripper,' but I don't think a single bodice has ever been ripped.

With the first 'Hatchet,' I had an epic battle with the ratings board. They kept giving the movie an NC-17. There is absolutely no way that movie should have gotten an NC-17. All the gore in it is so ridiculous and over-the-top that you can't take it seriously.

Have I seen The Commitments? I was obsessed with that movie. I just watched it again about two weeks ago.