There is something, yeah, I mean traditionally it's more fun to play bad guys than it is good guys and when you're playing a bad guy, yeah, the fun in it is to see how scary you can be, how horrible you can be. And it's surprising what you come up with.

Often in America people would assume that [as an English actor] you've had some sort of deep, classical training, or that you're a Shakespeare enthusiast. I have zero interest in me performing Shakespeare.

I guess part of the hit-man appeal is the solitude. Everybody is lured to the idea of the solitary life.

I don't want to associate myself with any specific group of politicians.

The phenomenon of vampires has always appealed to me. Everyone kind of likes a vampire story because it almost could be true.

I have no memory, any at all, of actually performing the play, no recall in terms of the lines. I can't tell you any line from any play I've ever done.

In the street, people talk to you about all kinds of things, but by far, the most number of people talk to me about Love, Actually.