People get distracted by box-office figures and take jobs because they think it will advance their careers.

People get distracted by box-office figures and take jobs because they think it will advance their careers.

It's very difficult to make comedy work; I think it's a very underrated genre.

'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.

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

It's a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama.

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.