For some reason, I find that in the course of my career I've worked with more women than most men have.

I grew up in a house of forthright women.

I don’t know if I’d do an action movie because I don’t know if I could keep a straight face honestly, I just think it’s so silly. Like I love watching them but I can’t imagine me doing one. Actually, you know what I’ve done, just for fun because I didn’t think there was any way that I could be in a superhero movie, so I’ve done a scene in the new “Thor” movie, just for that. I just do like one scene, which was quite fun.

I'm a huge, huge believer in love. Huge!

I've always been conscious of the fact that there aren't enough Irish voices on British television compared to the amount of Irish people who live there.

Going out with other actors is never good; actresses are neurotic, and actors are horrendous egotists.

There tends to be a jealousy in England towards countries that are successful.