Every so often you read a play and a character just speaks to you - almost seems to speak through you, in fact.

I always feel that when I come to Edinburgh, in many ways I am coming home.

I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously.

Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.

If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work.

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.

I have this feeling that if I could sort out what's on my dining room table, everything would fall into place.