I'm sure I wouldn't have been asked to judge the Man Booker if it weren't for 'Downton.'

It's great when somebody is able to communicate an actual shot sequence to you and you know the world you're inhabiting with that. It's literally a haunting tune.

I've been a lucky boy.

It’s not a bad lesson to learn in the bleaker months: how you view a storm is a question of perspective; provided you find the right rock to watch it from, it could be the most incredible thing you’ll ever witness.

It's nice to get your glad rags on for awards like the Baftas, but it doesn't happen all the time.

I've had to learn when not to tweet. Like, you learn how to keep your mouth shut? Learn to keep your tweet shut.

The female attention I have to struggle hardest with is from my two-year-old daughter.