I think the thing about film is, as it gets proved by a lot of young filmmakers now, that the medium will just go on reinventing itself, and so you just hope to be a part of that and not a part of some kind of endless regurgitation or 'Here I am doing what you know I do' kind of thing.

All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening.

I don't play villains, I play very interesting people

You try to find things that are challenging and interesting and hopefully it will be the same to the audience.

I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking, This is exciting.

I never talk about 'Harry Potter' because I think that would rob children of something that's private to them. I think too many things get explained, so I hate talking about it.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.