One of the reasons I like a suit is because I've never been that keen on my body. The shape a suit presents is always going to be better than anything I can do.

I'm not famous for my back story investigations; I'm lucky that I work with good writers and it's usually in the script.

I do think 3D has seriously improved, since I was a boy. It's fabulous.

Somebody asked me recently, 'Have you done a lot of plays?' I thought hang on. I used to do nothing but plays. I've been very fortunate that on several occasions I've had jobs where I didn't want to be anywhere else in the world whatever you had to offer - however much money you've got.

When I do a play, it's like agreeing to be ill for a couple of months.

When you have a family, or even when you're just seeing a girl, it's difficult to be skint.

With stage, you feel completely like you're just in a bubble. I love not being able to see anything. I love coming out and I can't see anything because the lights are so bright and it's pitch black. That's ideal for me, that's when I have the best time.