I'm not a big guy for research. You've got to take a risk.

I want to keep everything balanced. That's why it's important not to have too much fanfare.

Really I just want to get on with my job, which is to pretend to be lots of different people. Simple as that.

I think in my job, it's quite difficult to find work on television... you don't necessarily want to get a profile for something that you don't fully believe in.

It sounds maybe a little old fashioned, but the parts I want to play and I do play, you don't want to inject too much of your own personality. What you sacrifice then is a slight mystery.

If one story becomes too hot, then you can't forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.

One of my favourite parts of acting is the clothes that you get to wear, because it's very important.