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

We are not telling Tudor history; we are creating ' Wolf Hall ' from novels, which are already a rereading of Tudor history.

I want to make a clear distinction between people who take acting seriously and people who call themselves actors because theyve been on reality TV or something.

You know, this idea of going around the world imposing democracy by growing a middle-class, a trading merchant class that is independent of your faith, is a good notion, but we're all partially different - it's no good imposing systems on people that it doesn't suit.

I love going for a swim. Growing up in England, anywhere with a pool seems like the height of glamour to me.

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.

I have a three-year-old and a four-year-old at home, and my mornings are about just dealing with the fact of that. I oddly enjoy it.