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

People need revelation, and then they need resolution.

My heroes were all in the theatre.

Of course the lower classes have always felt downtrodden and aspired to a better life. But there is this theory that people respond to a class structure in England - there was a time when people knew who they were and knew whom they served and as long as management wasn't abusive, it was a good life for people.

It was pretty daunting. Normally, I never go to a gym, but before we started shooting, I thought I'd better. I reckoned I was in really good shape, and then I looked around and I was half the size of everyone else. A lot of these American actors have this - in my view - misplaced view that they have to look like Action Man. The trouble is, they all run the risk of being interchangeable.

You know, I think I am faintly spiritual.

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