I've done classical theaters. I played Hamlet myself and Romeo.

In the end, there's something of the puritan work ethic about me that roles really must sustain me on an intellectual level.

There are ways of avoiding becoming tabloid fodder and therefore giving people license to pry into your private life. And there's a distinction between being an actor and being a celebrity. You may become a celebrity through acting, but you don't need to do so.

I don't believe Jesus was the son of God, although I'm inclined to think he might have been a great prophet.

You just have to take control of your own performance.

In England we burnt redheads at the stake, because we thought they were witches. There are still young redheads in Britain getting ripped for having red hair. 'Oy, Ginger!'

I was, if you like, a successful schoolboy in that I had a degree of talent in all the required things that make you a success at school.