I need someone who understands an artist's mentality. I couldn't be with someone who wouldn't let me have my freedom.

When I was younger, I used to write to directors when I was unsure I could play a role. I'd say: 'You've made a terrible mistake.'

Being at the pinnacle of my career is not to turn up in some multiplex blockbuster.

Theatre is where my heart is. It's where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV, that's what I want to come back to.

As an actor, you always want to keep it different, change it up, and, you know, just to keep yourself inspired and work with interesting characters.

I've no wish to appear in celebrity magazines.

There is a part of me that is not fulfilled by acting. It is a self-involved life; it can feel shallow, but not very often.