'Nil By Mouth' was a bit autobiographical, but as I always pointed out at the time, that's not my dad.

The thing a drama school can't give you is instinct. It can sharpen instinct but that can't be taught, and you have to have intuition. It's an essential ingredient.

It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who are going to see the movie after reading the books. There's a communion between a reader and the writer, so people will have an idea who Sirius Black is and I might not be everyone's idea of that.

You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.

But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.

The building of America has had its fair share of mistakes, but it's a constitution that's the jewel of democracy, the envy of many, and it's the most generous nation in the world.

Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.