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 love vodka martinis. I know it's a cliché.

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.

You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.

Sexiness, particularly in movies, is the chess game in the 'Thomas Crown Affair'. It's, it's, I don't know, but Faye Dunaway comes up a lot in that thinking. It's the subtlety of sexiness. The moment you try to be sexy, then it's not.

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