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

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 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.

All actors think every job will be their last.

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

Nothing is my guiltiest pleasure. I love it. I love doing it. I love planning to do it, I love loafing and pottering and chilling and daydreaming.

I've got a great family and a beautiful house. I feel very lucky as far as my lifestyle is concerned. I'm not really interested in fame and all its trappings.