Somebody referred to me as a ringleader, which I wouldn't have classed myself as, but anyway, there you go.

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

I like the personality of the Belgians. They're deeply eccentric, which is something that comes across in their design - terrific.

I'm not someone who can lie on a beach and do nothing. I am not sure what you are supposed to do, so I get bored. I prefer to have a purpose, such as going to Alaska to see orca whales.

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

It's a wonderful profession, and it opens lots of doors, and I think it's quite right that people can accuse actors and actresses of being dilettante, but you learn on every job, whatever it is, the process moves you on in some way, and yeah, I want to expand my knowledge of our existence, I suppose.

Feminism was a dirty word for a while.