Young people are so often dissed by the media.

You have no idea what's going to happen [in Downton Abbey] until you get the script. We roughly knew a couple of the key points that were going to happen, but when I got the last episode, I turned to the last page to check that I was still alive.

To go to the White House is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In fact, the building is not that big.

I've often been the guy who doesn't get the girl.

In Britain, the press want to kill a show by revealing what's coming up and spoiling the pleasure.

At home I have a Tibetan terrier. I'm still not sure if he's a genius or very thick. It's a fine line.

I do realise how incredibly lucky I am.