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

I'm lucky that I get to play a wide variety of parts.

The job is the same - to attempt to make it sound like you've never said it before and as if it's just occurred to you. And that's the same whether you're on camera or whether you're on stage in a room full of people.

I wanted to be a journalist, I thought it was glamorous and that I'd meet beautiful women in the rain.

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.

Never go anywhere you have to wear brown shoes.