Joseph Fiennes
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"Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes" is an English film and stage actor.

He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester/Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth (film)/Elizabeth, Commisar Danilov in Enemy at the Gates, Martin Luther in Luther (2003 film)/Luther, Merlin in Camelot (TV series)/Camelot, Mark Benford in the 2009 TV series FlashForward (TV series)/FlashForward and for starring as Monsignor Timothy Howard in the American Horror Story: Asylum/second season of the TV series American Horror Story.

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When I was offered the part in ShakespeareIn Love a voice in my head said 'not another tights role!

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[How does that affect his relationships?] It puts a stress on relationships, not just with partners but with mates. ... I wouldn't tell you if I was, so I could be lying. After all, I am an actor … .

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I love new writing, new blood, modern works by unknown writers.

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I think academics are infuriating. For every expert on Shakespeare there is another one to cancel his theory out. It drives you up the wall. I think the greatest form of finding out the truth is through fantasy.

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Give me a sword fight any day.

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I'd like to be a passion fruit. Not because it's passionate, but because someone I know is mad about them and has got me onto them.

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From the age of about five to twelve I was very bad, a hideous little terror who beat people up. I was a member of the Rough Gang - we went around and terrorized all the pupils in school.

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I think everything I do is my early work. I can't wait to get on to the later stuff.

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I don't know what my limitations are until I reach them. I look for the challenge.

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