I do sometimes play characters that are a bit ambiguous. You've got to be brave about that sort of stuff. I like the sense of people not feeling too secure, not immediately knowing what they have in front of them.

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

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

But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person.

I don't like it when people ask actors to work for free - on the fringe - as if it's some kind of virtue. That annoys me - actors should be paid well.

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.

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