Acting itself is quite scary. Some people say that actors are show-offs, very egotistical and all that kind of stuff, but it is quite scary.

With vampires, there is such a great tradition that you suddenly find yourself a part of. Each generation reinvents what that means to them.

My chief gifts are - naturally good at all sports with a raw talent for pretty much everything, which if nurtured could develop into improper talent.

We see death constantly on film.

I remember someone said to me, "Never stand up when you can sit down, never sit down when you can lie down, never lie down when you can be asleep." Those are bits of advice that I haven't taken, really. I've done the opposite of them, but they have stayed with me.

I live a very Kenneth Williams-like existence.

My tragedy is that all I want is a dog, and yet I have been cursed with cats all my life.