I got a massive overdose of gamma radiation from the Xerox machine and just printing call sheets, you know? By the time I stepped in front of the camera, I was very comfortable. It was great.

I feel like if a film is well-written, then the character's arc is complete. There really is very little room to expand on that afterwards.

It's true in life, as in the movies, that the greatest highs are often followed by the lowest lows.

I used to sit in school and dream about getting into films.

Im something of a history buff. Its deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.

There's a myth about actors saying, 'Oh no, that's not me on screen at all. I'm just acting.' OK, if I were to say to you that's not me, that's fine. And I would tell you that I don't behave like a villain everyday, and that's true, I don't. But to say there's absolutely none of me in there is ridiculous.

I like to have a good experience. That's all you have.