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

Give me a window and I'll stare out it.

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

There's, like, marks next to an actor's name or something, and boy does that go up and down! Somewhere in there, which always causes my mate Miss Ruby Wax great hilarity, I was offered a biopic of Frank Sinatra. Even I knew that was a bad idea! They'll throw anything at you at certain times. So, you know, to thine own self be true.

When I am asked about influences, I always say I bow down to Fred Astaire, because when you look at him dancing you never look at his extremities, do you? You look at his centre. What you never see is the hours of work that went into the routines, you just see the breathtaking spirit and freedom.

I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence.

I love working in New York theater.