I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do.

There are always practical decisions to be made about any character you're playing.

I don't feel my son should pay the price for what I do.

I don't torture myself. And I do the work because of the pleasure involved. I'm satisfying a compulsion I find nigh-on irresistible. It's not necessarily because of the work itself. I just feel the need for a period of regeneration afterwards. Like leaving a field fallow when you've grazed too much on it. I feel depleted.

I find it difficult to be in rooms now for long periods of time. I can usually take it for about an hour. Then I stride out.

The West has always been the epicentre of possibility. One of the ways we forge against mortality is to head west. It's to do with catching the sun before it slips behind the horizon.

I like things that make you grit your teeth. I like tucking my chin in and sort of leading into the storm. I like that feeling. I like it a lot.