I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.

One of the views of the [actor's] job is that whatever age you are, there's a role that's about who you are and where you are. There are parts for that age that you can bring things to.

I think it's dangerous to get into ideas of planning careers.

Ultimately, to have a career in movies, to a certain extent, certainly in England, you can't sustain a career in just English movies.

I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.

I don't just like to have 1 take, but not too many. I think it is good to keep it alive.

I don't like being consumed by work all the time. I consume myself so much when I do a part that I like to step away from it.