I subscribe to that school of thespian - to be a wandering minstrel or traveling player, a thing of rags and patches, of ballads, songs and snatches.

It was a sad thing. I don't know how he learned that.

All actors are on the run from some demon or other.

If one is reported as having set up camp overseas, it's as if one has made oneself unavailable.

I'm more enthusiastic and excited about work than ever. I know now what I'm about.

When I take my kids to the zoo in Los Angeles, they always look the longest at the creature that moves the least - especially those in the reptile house. I asked myself: 'Who are the people that are pretty cool but also very still and monotone in their expression?' and I thought of Jose Mourinho.

Acting has been gentrified. It's become part of the bourgeoisie. But there was a time when it would be a great scandal if you announced you were going to be an actor.