You've got to trust the ground you're standing on and the work you've done in telling your story. The goal should be to bring those thousands of people - viewers - together and make them one. When you feel that happening, it's usually in silence, not applause or laughter.

I guess Ive been training in the theater for as long as I can remember.

Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not.

My job as an actor is to serve the writing and help the author get his ideas across.

There are ways in which you can make sure that even if people come to the theatre because they know an actor or actress, by the end, theyve forgotten that, and they leave going, Wow - what an amazing play.

I couldnt imagine something asking as much of me as House Of Cards. Its a great warm-up for coming back to the screen.

Am I now supposed to go on Oprah and cry and tell you my deepest, darkest secrets because you want to know?