When you're on TV, you come into people's homes. In theater and film, they go to you - to the temple of the cinema or theater. And it's very different.

My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.

I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare.

A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn't interest me.

Actually I like working kind of fast, because if you got it, why bother doing it over and over?

I usually can find a way to do a character to make it real and work. But sometimes it's a struggle sustaining that, because there's such a level of personal involvement and personal, physical, and emotional distraughtness.

Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety's not my forte.