I'm probably the only person who actually remembers pirate radio.

I used to think that prizes were damaging and divisive, until I got one, and now they seem sort of meaningful and important.

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.

One is that you legislate according to natural selection, the other is that you don't. You have compassion, you try and help people. It's a fundamental clash between two people who happen to love each other, which complicates everything.

It's probably healthier to find fame later in life.

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

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.