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.

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

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.

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

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

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