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.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

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

There's a voice inside you that tells you what you should do.

England in the '60s and the '70s was everything that history has said; it was phenomenally exciting, musically.

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 think every English actor is nervous of a Newcastle accent.