You'd never play Hamlet if you started worrying about who's played it before you.

There's always a concern as an actor that you'll be boring unless your character is swinging from a chandelier.

It must be odd, being recognizable. I would hate to lose that anonymity.

I think people ought to do what they feel useful at the time. If I do things because I ought to do them, I switch off.

Some British actors are snobby about telly, and I don't understand that.

I try to be fussy about the parts I play. I think that's quite prudent, it means you're stretching different muscles, and you're scaring yourself by doing something which is out of your comfort zone.

You'd never play Hamlet if you started worrying about who's played it before you.