What really matters to me is what my peers think.

When I was 14 I told my mother I intended to be in the House of Commons in the morning, in court in the afternoon and on stage in the evening. She realised then a fantasist had been born.

I'm half Scottish, half Welsh and I regard red hair as perfectly ordinary. And to set the record straight, contrary to reports, he has never referred to himself as the 'Ginger Ninja'.

Theatre is liberating because it only works if it's truthful, That's what it requires. That's not true of film: the camera does lie.

Working in films, there are hundreds of odd moments.

I had a great start in television; the first thing I did was an episode of Performance called The Entertainer with Michael Gambon playing Archie Rice.

I think change is good because it teaches you that it's nothing to be frightened of.