Mostly, I'm drawn to great characters and great worlds that use weird things for their language - whether it's dance, whether it's pop music with Justin Bieber, or whether it's magic.

Some actresses are just insane. I've never worked with a nasty actress - they're all absolutely delightful. But completely barking.

Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish.

I always feel that if you put me in a room with a director and a writer and let me talk about the script, I can give a good account of myself.

Stage is much more intimidating than going before the cameras, because you can really screw up, and can't do a retake.

There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person's lifestyle that really isn't suited to me.

I basically have the diet of a 19th-century Irish navy, apart from the litre of stout a day. It's meat and potatoes and bread and cheese: those are my four food groups.