And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.

But I just know from experience that accent wise, even if you're an accent genius, crossing the Atlantic is the hardest thing in the world either way.

The reason I turn down 99% of a hundred, I mean a thousand, scripts is because romantic comedies are often very romantic but seldom very funny.

And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.

At home, I hardly ever leave London. I don't like the countryside in England.

The only reason my work seems to be eclectic up to a certain period is because I was a failure as an actor.

My dad used to have to open the second bottle of wine in the loo in case Mum heard the cork coming out.