No one needs to feel sorry for me or anyone else who has fallen victim to success.

There's no sex in Middle Earth.

My acting stopped being about disguise and became about truth which suits the camera, so my film career took off when I came out.

I have never wanted to be typecast, one of those actors who plays a variation on a one-note theme. So just as I enjoy playing a wide variety of characters, from good to bad to ugly to cute - so I have enjoyed of late working in film and television, as well as in theatres of various sizes and shapes.

You can always pick out stage actors at the Oscars: they know how to walk.

When you're on stage with an audience, the director's nowhere to be seen. He's onto the next job.

What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.