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

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.

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.

In all honesty, we all want our fantasy selves to be the best people. We all think in a time of crisis, we will react heroically and with humanity.

We have one life and we should cherish it and make it the best we can.

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

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.