You can't do something that is morally vacuous or dysfunctional and then write it off saying, 'It wasn't my film, I was just doing a job in it.'

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 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.

Seeing a man praying to Allah is enough for some people to assume he is a terrorist.

My parents were incredibly inclusive.

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.