If you ask any actor "What single thing would make you really, really happy?" Among the top five things they'd say is not having to audition anymore.

I am a fan of rehearsal. I like doing it [scene] over and over and over and over until it looks like you never did it before.

From my point of view, it's very refreshing to play a regular human being and not someone from another dimension. When I say "not act," what I mean is just to be as natural and as normal as possible.

One of my great regrets, and I don't have many, is that I spent too long putting people's status and reputation ahead of their more important qualities. I learned far too late in life that a long list of letters after someone's name is no guarantee of compassion, kindness, humour, all the far more relevant stuff.

I did pick up a guitar once, but the strings hurt my fingers so I put it down again.

I'm one of those weird people who doesn't even own a computer.

I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.