I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation.

My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.

Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s.

Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.

I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap.

So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so.

Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.