I'd say I'm the opposite of someone that has the urge to stand in front of strangers and make them laugh, but the idea of getting up and telling a story and people finding it amusing always appealed to me.

By the time I finished comedy, I was really burnt out of it. I had had enough. I don't really have a strong desire to prove myself in that area, or to go back to it in any great way.

The most serious film can be the most fun. The one that's supposed to be fun can be the most serious.

If you can jump up onstage and make people laugh, shouldn't you also be able to inhabit a character?

Yeah I was aware of the book, but hadn't read it. So as soon as I'd finished the script, I got a copy of the book and read that. My wife had read it and she loves it, so that was a good sounding board. I like her writing style, she's such a page-turner. I enjoyed The Constant Princess as well. I think she's great. The books are very popular with women and I can see why.

It's always bitterly disappointing to people to see how normally one can live.

The longer you have something, the stronger the bond. That's true with people as well as things.