I'd like to believe that I would be able to give in the same way Mandela did, but in reality, I don't know whether that is true. It is much more likely that I would be left with an immense sense of injustice and immense desire for revenge.

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

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

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

I'm not the greatest driver. I don't know if I'll ever master the art.

Powerful women are the most interesting to play.

I definitely felt frightened [on Skyfall], but never in danger, because they were always so careful about everything. Some of the driving, particularly on that road around the sheer-drop cliff was actually done by stunt driver Ben Collin, who is otherwise known as The Stig from the TV show Pop Gear. He's a brilliant drive, nonetheless, it was terrifying to be careening along when a wrong turn would mean a thousand-foot drop and you're not in control and you want to slow the car down.