Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes.

I mean, money people are usually quite brisk, but mine aren't, and they keep on giving me spaces so that I've been able to go on and do plays and films.

The most important thing when you're working with greatness is to learn from it, not challenge it.

Holmes has become the dark side of the moon for me. He is moody and solitary and underneath I am really sociable and gregarious. It has all got too dangerous.

I think the greatest star in American at the moment is Kevin Costner.

Don't be too brave. Bravery is a fine thing on some occasions, but sometimes it can be quite a dangerous thing. The stiff upper lip is not always the best.

Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes.