I would like to make it known, on this program, loud and clear, that I would absolutely embrace with all five of my arms being a Bond villain.

The many many imponderables come together when a film opens and for all sorts of reasons it may or may not succeed.

I just loved playing a man who was unafraid of making an idiot of himself in the process of falling in love. I found that admirable.

I think that all of us either lose touch with the child inside us or try and hold onto it because it so precious to us and it's such an extraordinary part of our lives.

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative.

I never went to drama school. I went straight into the theater. We had the most extraordinary voice teacher. I worked with her when I was starting out in my career. How to place my voice from a very relaxed position was all wonderfully reminiscent of going back to the basics. But I always like to do that with any role that I do, to dismantle it and put it all back together again.

I think that most actors attempt to keep in touch with the child.