I'm a great believer in the beauty and the power of surprise.

I used to go to the gym regularly and swim an awful lot, but that was when I was unemployed and knew leisure intimately.

I love the Shakespeare history plays, I love the struggle for the crown as a plot.

That's what makes characters interesting. If Sherlock [Holmes] had started out being a straightforward man, we wouldn't be talking about him now. If he became one, that would be interesting. But you have to give him somewhere to go, as [Conan] Doyle did.

I grew up with low self-esteem. I didn't think I was very pretty. I had glasses, red hair and was generally quite a spod.

All films speak to their times. It becomes obvious only after.

I think a lot of people who say they are bisexual aren't.