At school, I was the classroom clown - I was always being thrown out for being naughty. Before I left, a teacher called me in and suggested I became an actor.

Fatherhood is a joy. I feel very lucky to have a family. It gives you a perspective on things.

I always get this feeling on my last day of work that I'm never going to work again.

Working at the National Theatre is just wonderful. There is no place like the South Bank on a summer's afternoon.

Art is all about the experience. I could say I dont really relate to opera, but then you watch Placido Domingo, and you go, Blimey, look at that.

New York is vibrant, sexy, naughty, always surprising, and has great live music and great fashion.

When I think about my children and how different their futures might be as a result of climate change, it makes me determined to do something about it.