I never ever thought that I would be in a Bond film, ever, which is weird because I grew up loving these amazing movies.

The education is the answer to everything, really, and on so many different levels. The minutiae of life require analytical skills that you learn in being educated, an ability to navigate the very systems that constitute life. They all require some degree of education, and if you don't get it, you're at a real disadvantage.

Be open and honest, but perceptive to your boss's situation. That's my advice to graduates worried about working with a new boss.

Acting is a career without a safety net, because it's not like a professional job where every year you hope to be promoted, and get a sense of career stability. There is never any stability in this business.

It is great to be a part of big-budget movies, but it is harder to feel like you are contributing, in the sense that it has such big machinery behind it.

At Cambridge, it was the weirdest culture. Everyone pretended they didn't do any work, yet it was so competitive.

To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.