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

I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.

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.

I love playing sport.

No Western government has ever played the long-term in terms of foreign policy.

A cricket ball broke my nose when I was a kid so I couldn't breath through it. Before I had it operated on I used to stand on stage with my mouth slightly open.

People need revelation, and then they need resolution.