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>> i think hes a terrific actor, terrific actor. one of my favorite films was "the talented mr. ripley." great performance. very sinister. very scary. hes a wonderful actor. >> are you drawn to the darker art? >> no, its not that. when a story is really told beautifully as was in "the talented mr. ripley," i thought matt damons performance was spectacular, as indeed was jude law. dicaprio is a wonderful actor, great actor. >> you come from the same tiny welsh -- is it a town? >> its quite a larg...

Bette davis. im going back through time. what makes a great actor? its difficult to say. i think its a commitment of force. spencer tracy had that power, james cagney had great power. >> what do you mean by power? what do you mean? >> they have a grasp of everything. its like de niro. its like theyre on a chariot and they have the reins, and they wont let them go. theyd follow the destiny of what theyre doing to the limit. >> who do you see of the younger crop today that may have that? >> dicapr...

Im a great fan of matt damon. >> yeah. >> i think hes a terrific actor, terrific actor. one of my favorite films was "the talented mr. ripley." great performance. very sinister. very scary. hes a wonderful actor. >> are you drawn to the darker art? >> no, its not that. when a story is really told beautifully as was in "the talented mr. ripley," i thought matt damons performance was spectacular, as indeed was jude law. dicaprio is a wonderful actor, great actor. >> you come from the same tiny wel...

Damon. hes a terrific actor. terrific actor. one of my favorite films was mr. ripley. great performance. very sinister. very scary. hes a wonderful actor. >> are you drawn to the darker art? >> no, its not that. when a story is really told beautifully as was in "the talented mr. ripley," i thought matt damons performance was spectacular, as was jude law. dicaprio is a great actor. a wonderful actor. >> you come from the same tiny welsh -- is it a town? >> its quite a large town. >> a large town....

Terrific actor. very sinister, very scary. >> are you drawn to the darker art? >> no, its not that. when a story is really told beautifully as was there, i thought matt damons performance was spectacular. jude law. dicaprio is a great actor. >> the population of your hometown is what? >> about 75,000. >> you and burton and other actors as well. burton had a more chaotic life. he never quit drinking. how significant to you was that moment for you 35 years ago to say enough? how much more time did...

Damon. hes a terrific actor. terrific actor. one of my favorite films was mr. ripley. great perform an. very sinister. very scary. hes a wonderful actor. >> are you drawn to the darker art? >> no, its not that. when a story is really told beautifully as was in "the talented mr. ripley," i thought matt damons performance was spectacular, as was jude law. dicaprio is a great actor. a wonderful actor. >> you come from the same tiny welsh -- is it a town? >> its quite a large town. >> a large town. ...

>> are you drawn to the darker art? >> no, its not that. when a story is really told beautifully as was there, i thought matt damons performance was spectacular. jude law. dicaprio is a great actor. >> the population of your hometown is what? >> about 75,000. >> you and burton and other actors as well. burton had a more chaotic life. he never quit drinking. how significant to you was that moment for you 35 years ago to say enough? how much more time did it bring you as a good actor, do you think...