When people warned me there would be long periods out of work if I became an actor, I couldn't keep a straight face because that was exactly what I had in mind.

I love playing half squid/half crab guy because you can get away with a level of acting that if you tried it anywhere else they'd arrest you for crimes against acting.

My dad had a personal style which was very attractive. It was quite reserved and quite elegant, and it was infectious.

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

There are only three men in the world who are licensed to wear shorts: Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise.

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.

One of the things that is assumed about actors is that they are extrovert, which is almost never the case, in my experience.