You are not just, "This is the way I play it every night." You are constantly finding new ways in, new attacks, "I want to try it this way. Maybe this scene is affecting that scene. I want to attack this scene differently."

I think that acting is a very humanizing profession.

I am not an image. I am a human being.

The Old Vic has always been first and foremost an actors theatre, a home for great talent and memorable performances.

If you have done well in whatever business you are in, it is your duty to send the elevator back down and try to help bring up the next generation of undiscovered talent.

Stay true to your brand and true to your voice and audiences will respond to that authenticity with enthusiasm and passion.

Cable TV has become where the best actors, writers and directors have gone to work because they are allowed to do character-driven stories.