It's very difficult to say anything in Icelandic. I can say "takk," which means "thank you." That's about all I learned.

I wear quite fitted clothing. I don't like wearing baggy stuff.

I love action. I love doing fight scenes, I always have.

You know obviously a big TV or film break would be lovely, but I find that I’m essentially a theatre trained actor and that’s what I love doing. I love fringe theatres in London, I love theatres like the Royal Court, Soho and the National obviously and if I could work in any of those and be a jobbing actor for a while then I’m very lucky.

Politics is a game and a profession. It doesn't really serve the people the politicians are supposed to serve.

I like a good cry every now and then. It releases something. There are times in my life when I'm meant to cry, but I don't actually cry. But then I can be walking down the street and it's been a few months, and things get on top of me - that's when I find myself crying.

I try not to read the social networks too much. I find that way madness lies.