I love a really good storyline.

We seem to have reached the age where life stops giving us things and starts taking them away.

To do a blockbuster that isn't stressful is a delight.

In fact I'd like to go back and live in Shakespeare's London.

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.

If you're playing any real person, live or dead, you certainly have a responsibility to produce that reputation in some way.