I love going out of my comfort zone—I live to go out of my comfort zone. Obviously, you have quieter years than others—you don’t go jumping out of a plane every day.

I think we have to monitor our minds the way we need to monitor our bodies.

As an actor, your text is your bible, so you're not making a documentary, but you still have to follow the choices made by your writer.

If you're a loner and you like to go off and run on your own, do that.

All the pins stuck in my head from the wig. I would set off a metal detector. And you know when your head gets really itchy? So when the wig gets put on at like 5:30, 6 A.M., and you can't take it off until 7 P.M. - I won't miss all the pins scratching against my scalp.

You’re adored and you’re talented and the world is waiting to see the results of hard work for the last year

I’ve spent a lot of recreational time walking around historical castles and estates, in Britain and Europe, and so I know what the real thing looks like