I have a problem with a lot of men's fragrances because they are very strong. Somebody somewhere thinks that masculine means powerful smells, and I find them overbearing and not very pleasant.

I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice.

Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.

Very often when you see families it's all perfect and neat, and parenting isn't like that. You do have constant negotiations. Things are ever developing and ever changing, and you constantly have to evaluate how you deal with your kids.

I find sometimes that if you do too many takes, it starts to become meaningless to me. It is hard to sustain it for me. I don't want to do too many.

I am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan.

Kids before they're 7 or 8 are like little manic obsessives. They become completely hooked on things and they're slightly crazy.