Profiles actor Michael Gambon, who has worked extensively at Great Britain's National Theater and has built his reputation principally in plays by Alan Ayckbourn, Simon Gray and Harold Pinter. Revitalization of English acting; Description of his work and his compulsion for it; Summary of his career and background, including his ascendancy in status among theatre folk since the 1980s; His relationship with Laurence Olivier; Acting as a thought process; Roles for which he is known, including 'Galileo'; Passion for antique guns; Controversial performance in 'The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover.