It's interesting to see how people bring different things to them. I think it comes down to the universal appeal of the Holmes-Watson that they can keep being discovered in different ways.

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

Every so often you get to play wonderful characters maybe at the wrong time in your life. Sometimes, you get to play terrible characters at a really great time in your life. Sometimes, the right character comes along at the right time.

Face it, I didn't become famous until I took my clothes off.

I've always thought Prince Charming in Cinderella was the most boring role; I'd rather be the Wicked Witch.

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

In a weird way, it’s kind of a relief to think, ‘Oh, I know I’m not that young sort of pretty thing anymore.’ It’s quite nice talking about what it was like to be the young pretty thing, rather than being it.