I never doubted at all. If you ever doubt then you are in trouble. I never thought: 'I should do this or that in case I don't make it.' I never had a back-up plan.

When you know you have 1,000 people sitting on the edge of their seats in silence because of a shift that just happened on stage, there is no better feeling.

I liked it because it was such a dangerous script and showed just what human beings are capable of. Here was a movie in which Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, who always win in every movie they ever do, simply don't win. I felt that was outrageous for a commercial movie.

Being an actor sometimes requires that you ask yourself questions youd rather not know the answers to.

Look, at the end of the day people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be.

London is a very energising place to be.

I write a lot about my experiences and the people I meet. Ive got a lot of material. But a book about me? It seems sort of odd.