If somebody says, "Oh, we're going to improvise!," I'm like, Oh, get me out of here.

For years, I never knowingly went on a holiday. When I travelled, it was for work. Now I am a huge advocate, particularly to places which have amazing wildlife, such as Antarctica, India and Patagonia.

It makes me feel resilient when you tackle different things.

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.

In my industry, everybody wants to know everything about you, and its just dumb. I think the only way of maintaining some of that mystique is by not giving away too much about yourself. It has served me well so far. I never want to feel up for grabs.

It sounds ideal, a sort of beach childhood. But it wasn't really. I didn't use the beach very much at all.

Insecurity, commonly regarded as a weakness in normal people, is the basic tool of the actor's trade.