I like to act because I can forget about everything else.

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

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 always have to go out to work even if it's just a desk somewhere or an office or the British Library.

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

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've got a great family and a beautiful house. I feel very lucky as far as my lifestyle is concerned. I'm not really interested in fame and all its trappings.