There's not a big gun culture in England at all still.

I never aspired to be anything. What I've done is beyond my wildest.

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

I always used to say to myself, I'm going to die of lung cancer. That's the choice I'm making.

There's something to play if there's conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that's where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you've got something to play, there's layers to it.

Film is very much about capturing the essence of things - if you feel it, and you've got the right person shooting it, it'll come across. Theater's a different animal; it's physically different and requires a different discipline. In the theater, you're mining the same material, constantly honing the same thing, executing it and keeping it alive and fresh.

I think there is a lot of overexplaining both in writing and acting. People don't need to be hit on the head.