When you read a novel, your own imagery is the most important. It's what makes reading such a wonderful thing.

A man is still likely to earn more money than a woman, even one doing the same job. You have a far better chance of entering political office or becoming a company director... Women are responsible for two thirds of the work done worldwide, yet earn only 10% of the total income and own 1% of the property... So, are we equals? Until the answer is yes, we must never stop asking.

I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.

At some point, life starts to pass you by and becomes about avoidance. I want to stay clear from that situation, because I don't like that.

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

Obviously, when I came to do the movie I knew that I was going to have to take my clothes off so I might have worked a little bit harder to keep myself fit. But I think that's the irony of it - you see all these fit and healthy people, and I'm not making any comments on it, but everybody deep down is a f**k up somewhere.

I’m potentially worth a lot of money, but I’ve got to go and make something that’s worth a lot of money.