I'd like to wake up and look like Brad Pitt in the morning, but I don't. I look in the mirror, and I see me.

There are people who are convinced supernatural forces are at work, but I've no idea. I suspect 'possession' might be a psychological thing, like schizophrenia. We all think we know things, but we don't know a damn thing. Whether God exists, why we're here... Nobody really knows any of it.

Oliver Stone is a great director and I've seen many films over the years, but I try to create stuff out of my own imagination. I want to break all the rules and mess about with it and make a different movie just for the fun of it.

I worked with Lawrence Olivier some years ago. He was a great mentor.

I don't have any [favourite role]. I'm just a working actor.

I was bullied as a boy - lots of kids are, but hopefully most of us get on with our lives and grow up.

I spent two years in the military service, then I trudged around in repertory for quite a while. I somehow wound up at the National Theatre, though, and then I was definitely on my way.