I am so honoured to have been given this opportunity to become an Ambassador. It's a new and different venture for me and one that I know will widen my wider perspective on life. I'm in a position to use the recognition from my work to do something really positive for children

The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict.

There are people who are younger than I who are more uptight than I am. It's not necessarily an age thing. I mean nobody is offering me 20-year old leads any more.

A million pounds sounds like a lot of money now that I'm saying it. But in terms of moviemaking, it's not a lot of money. And yet you can see what can be done with that, with the talent of a great cinematographer and great director and actors.

It's just fantastic to go out and meet people in the world and get to really remote places.

I don't pay much attention to career or what other people think. I've always been quite arrogant.

I trained in the theatre and I love the theatre. I get such a thrill seeing anything in the theatre.