I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself.

Everything is about class in England, whether it's upper, lower or middle. Why should that be?

I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is.

I do find acting cathartic.

I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I ever have. I hate bureaucracy and I am not religious.

The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part