I'm attracted to seeing how different I can be, pushing the boat out.

The reason I wanted to be an actor is that I don't want to play me for the rest of my life and make money out of that.

I'm more interested in enjoying my life and looking after my family than being hugely successful.

I find it incredibly romantic that people should fight for a cause they believe in and be prepared to die for it.

It felt good doing a physical job, and going home each evening feeling like I had really done a day's work.

I respect journalism. I was always very aware of journalism from a very broad point of view, but I'd say my baptism by fire was doing the Donald Margulies play Time Stands Still. That for me was a real education because I spent a lot of time with some incredible journalists, war reporters particularly - Bob Woodruff, Dexter Filkins - people who were very helpful in painting the picture for me and reading the accounts of people and what they experienced, a lot of PTSD.

I just love working. I really enjoy the work, whatever it is.