I think when you don't know where you stand with someone, they can surprise you in their goodness and their badness, and that makes them human.

Nothing is my guiltiest pleasure. I love it. I love doing it. I love planning to do it, I love loafing and pottering and chilling and daydreaming.

I'm a massive fan of Brit Art in general and Damien Hirst in particular. I think he's an absolute genius and should be celebrated in every way.

You want people to identify with the person on the screen or in the theater, but you don't want them to identify with you as a person.

I think the corruption of power is very interesting, and I think the idea that power is something that... You know, when people want power, they're a certain individual. When people acquire power by accident, they're different again.

I think when you don't know where you stand with someone, they can surprise you in their goodness and their badness, and that makes them human.

I've moved into directing as well as acting, and it has taught me never to take casting personally.