I'm kind of ashamed to be a celebrity. I don't understand wanting to read about other people's dirty laundry. I think celebrity is the biggest red herring society has ever pulled on itself.

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

Success, and even life itself, wouldn't be worth anything if I didn't have my wife and children by my side. They mean everything to me.

The other nice thing about the robes is that they keep you cool in the summer, and we were filming sometimes in Rome, where it was sometimes over 100 degrees.

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.

I'm happiest at home hanging out with the kids... Having a family has been my saving grace because I don't work back to back on anything or I'd drive myself to an early grave with guilt and worry for my family, whom I'd never see.

I think it's a bigger risk following a part that plays up your looks than it is to try and carve out a career as an actor.