If you are supposed to be villainous and have some sort of agenda, I like the idea of delivering that kind of character in a perfectly well-mannered way.

I'm crazy about James Brown. I'm crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues.

I have never owned a computer. I am one of those weirdos. I've never needed a computer. I'm lucky that I have a job where I'm not required to use one.

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.

I got briefly mistaken for someone who might be good in bed, which was very, very good.

I'm not a royal family watcher.

The phenomenon of vampires has always appealed to me. Everyone kind of likes a vampire story because it almost could be true.