Being on the stage in New York is always exciting because you feel like you're part of the life of the city.

I am hellbent on defying your expectations, at every turn, and even if you don't like what's being done, I dare you to find it uninteresting.

I'm a lot less serious than people think, it's probably because the way my face is put together.

If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust.

Why don't I like you?" "Because you think I'm an asshole, and I'm not really, I'm just British and, well, you're not.

The difference between being an actor and a director is simple. The director has to hide his panic; the actor doesn't.

I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It's kind of inspiring because it reminds me his feet were bleeding at the end of rehearsals. Yet when you watch him, all you see is freedom. It's a reminder of what the job is about in general, not just being in musicals.