For some reason I just lack that ability to be embarrassed about going up to people. I even do it for friends if they want to ask someone out.

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.

When I started out in the profession, it was definitely about proving that I was worthy, but after achieving a certain amount of success, I realized I didn't have to prove anything to anybody.

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

You don't need to follow trends to be stylish.

I never make suggestions. I really don't. I know a lot of actors who get a part and then they dissect it and they want to change it and they want to add stuff. I'm always amazed and so impressed by actors who do that.

People have very strong opinions about how their national icons should be played.