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

I'm very lucky, I've got two very loving parents, still very much together, and always been very supportive.

There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had.

Iceland, I'm in love with that country, the people are incredible.

The best people to have power are the ones who don't want it.

I've inherited the bad poetry genes, but not the inventor genes.

At drama school, I was always playing the 11-year-old boys.