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

I don't feel like a romantic lead; I guess I feel more like a character actor.

I did four or five years in telly, and by the end of it was drained. I was a bit sick of myself. I didn't feel like an actor anymore. That sounds silly, but when you're doing a play you're using different muscles, and it blew all the cobwebs away.

Actors have to remind people that they can do different things, not just the same style of one role.

I was quite a shy child. I would get terribly nervous and throw up before my birthday party. And then I would be fine. I feel the same now. I get nervous, then it's fine.

No one will guide you in the right direction, in the end you have to learn for yourself. You have to grow up yourself.

I just loved the whole idea of being an actor.