When you are an actor, rejection and disappointment are an occupational hazard.

I love telling stories. I like the challenges presented to me on a daily basis. There's nothing resting about acting.

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.

Savannah is amazing with the town squares and the hanging moss and the French Colonial houses. It's brutally romantic.

Liverpool has always made me brave, choice-wise. It was never a city that criticised anyone for taking a chance.

All my good friends are actors, really. It's different when you have a family, but they're still the people I meet most often. My best friend is Ian Hart, but then I've known him since I was five.

I think I’m quite a lazy person, actually. If I’m not careful, I could just stay in bed all day.