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.

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

Working with animals is always going to be tough because the animal doesn't know it's an actor.

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

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

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