I've never heard of a situation where, because somebody had a particular political belief, they didn't get a part. I think it's a bit of a myth.

As the years have gone on, I find one of the dangers of watching dailies... is you fall in love with moments.

I went through a period of great rebellion within my family, when I was about 9 or 10. I was mad, I had no focus, had no real interest in anything, and so I started to do things that were just rebellious and stupid.

When I look around at Broadway and the West End, theatre is becoming an exclusive club.

You can't turn a "no" to a "yes" without a "maybe" in between.

The audience has spoken. They want stories. They’re dying for them. They’re rooting for us to give the right thing. And they will talk about it, binge on it, carry it with them on the bus and to the hairdresser, force it on their friends, tweet, blog, Facebook, make fan pages, silly GIFs, and god knows what else about it..

Exposure to the arts and culture is enormously valuable.