If I don't believe in a role, I can't pull it off.

My phrase has always been that I am looking for the versatility of theatre in film. I think I have been quite lucky in that so far.

You can have a laugh in Los Angeles, or you can weep in Los Angeles, depending on your attitude towards it.

I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.

I've never felt stigmatized in my profession, nor have I allowed myself to. I don't feel either male or female, I feel I am just me, and I should be able to do whatever I like.

My roots are still in Britain, that's where I live, that's the place where I come from.

I don't necessarily wait for that massive leading role. I want to keep the juices flowing.