I always wanted to be an actor. I had the arrogance to believe I couldn't be anything else.

The character I play has all these revolutionary ideas. I think the classic thing is that majority people who are criticising it probably have never read the books, and need to. And I'm sure that the Catholic Church, which is being directed as you know, can handle it.

A secret is a secret in my mind.

In many films, as many different characters, I've killed many different people.

I'm quite good at leaning against a bar.

I know what I like in other actors: truth. That's the best. It makes you say, 'OK, I'll go with you on this.'

Well the thing is, once you have a snow leopard it's difficult to go back. Everything is going to be slightly disappointing. It's very telling what your choice would be. Because that's probably how you see yourself. We used to play that game as kids and you'd say if you were animal what would you be and it'd usually be the opposite of what it should be. But all animals have got their virtues. You know, cockroaches got virtues.