I'd lived in LA for two years and I said to my agent that I wouldn't do any more network TV, because my family and I had just made the decision to live in England. It would be a whole year in LA shooting network TV.

My heroes were all in the theatre.

You know what it's like to feel anxious - it's horrible feeling anxious. It's stressful having that feeling, having butterflies in your stomach, even for a day, and you don't sleep at night.

I love playing sport.

I guess I'm just good at playing repressed individuals. I'm lucky because those are often the roles that catch people's eyes.

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

For me the rehearsal period is the part I most enjoy. It's the creating of the story.