I mean the truth is, I've always been interested in the whole setup of the old world.

The business of life is learning that you can't lay down the terms.

A lot of actors find it impossible not to ask for the audience's sympathy. They have a need to twinkle.

My childhood was a happy one, spent in a tall house in South Kensington and later in East Sussex, but my early and mid teens were less successful.

I love 'Sex and the City;' I think I've seen every episode.

We live a life that is often spent in crowds - parties, festivals and first nights - so it's nice to avoid them.

I envy people who can think, 'No, I'm not going to work today' when they have a huge pile of deadlines stacking up.