Sweet Jesus, war does terrible things to people.

I never was a great Thatcher fan, and it wasn't a sad day in my life when she resigned.

The world would be a duller place without Moulin Rouge.

It's fatal to talk about acting. It sounds faintly ridiculous if you start analysing it.

Other people have a much better idea of what I might do than I.

I do always like to do things I haven't done before, so I'm always looking out for things in a different genre, or a different sort of character.

When you research someone, you actually get beyond your own preconceptions and become aware of the human being other than the image. You become empathetic and sympathetic in turn.