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

I actually have a number of lovely watches from the International Watch Company.

I suppose the most important thing is to stay interested. It's very easy in life if you get to a place where you're successful to hit the same groove on the record player over and over again because it's safe.

I cotton to the idea that people are much closer to being flawed; they have problems and dont always make the right choices.

Storytelling helps us understand each other, translate the issues of our times, and the tools of theater and film can be powerful in helping young people to develop communication/collaboration skills, let alone improving their own confidence.

The legal profession, politics and acting are very closely tied: the whole point is to have an idea and get it across to a listener, whether it is one person or five thousand in a hall.

When I was young, I learned very early on that I could make my mother laugh. And that was one of the greatest sounds I ever heard.