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.

'Evil' is quite a blanket term. People aren't the demonic characters we would like them to be sometimes.

My house is very clean apart from a very small part of it that looks as if we've been burgled, which is my office.

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

I'm not a perfectionist at all. I find perfectionists boring because the real creative heart is in the mess somewhere.

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

I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.