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.

I think there should be laughs in everything. Sometimes, it's a slammed door, a pie in the face or just a recognition of our frailties.

I am the character you are not supposed to like.

Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them together.

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.

I think worrying things are going on in England - a real apathy.

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