If it's a really well written villain, he probably has more layers than the archetypal good person. So that would be very attractive to an actor. No one chooses to be a villain; it's usually a reaction to something else.

Family is family over the internet, over Skype, over the telephone. Love is love. You don't have to actually go through some ritual to prove that you love somebody.

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring with it wonderful responsibilities.

Hamlet is an astonishing intelligence.

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

But filming is good for you, because the crew isn't allowed to laugh. You can't get addicted to getting the laugh.

All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour.