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

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

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

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

I couldn't think of anything worse than going to a fancy dress party. So, if somebody invited me to one, I'd go as the Invisible Man and not turn up.

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