One can never take the cynicism one comes across in life too seriously.

Kids arent growing up with a sense of television as the aspirational place for their ideas.

I certainly identify with the role of mentor and, to some degree, maybe teacher. I do a lot of work with kids at the Old Vic.

Sometimes you walk away from playing somebody and you think, "Wow that was far as from my own experience as I can possibly be." And sometimes you walk away thinking, "Wow. There are qualities in that character that I didn't realize I had." And those can be both interesting and uncomfortable.

I remember meeting the likes of Johnny Carson and Jimmy Stewart for the first time and being completely starstruck.

I often make the analogy with tennis. Every match the rules are the same, but no game is ever the same. Theatre is like that. Every time is different.

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