I would never know how to sell myself as a sex symbol. That's not how I'm programmed.

There is no defence for my actions which I sincerely regret. [on an affair with nanny Daisy Wright]

London is my home... I know what's right and wrong here, and it's nice to have somewhere familiar to go back to.

A job is not just a job. It’s who you are.

Look, how many stories have I broken? Hundreds. How many have proved to be untrue? There isn't one.

If you want to change who you are, you have to change what you do.

When you got source material, whether it's a play or a book - a great writer often appreciates being adapted and developed. It's like when you go see a production of a great play and they are always different. There is always room for interpretation.