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

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

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.

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.

You look at any war zone and you talk to any soldiers and they have to blank out - in order for that to work for them, in order for them to survive they have to blank out something in themselves in order to do it.

It's always good to find out what you don't want to do.

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.