It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising.

I'm a quite serious actor who doesn't mind being ridiculously comic.

When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter.

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.

I have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absolutely the last time.

Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.