I remember one time that I was filming a scene in whych my character rides through Troy on a chariot. I just looked around at this incredible set thinking 'This is the life'.

I had the training at drama school where I studied Shakespeare and Brecht and Chekov and all these period historical playwrights and I think that I responded to the material.

Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.

Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.

I am a hopeless romantic and I love to spoil my girlfriends.

I try to take the time to appreciate and I certainly do appreciate and I do feel proud but that is probably one of the things I need to work on, building a bit of time for myself.

I don't know any family that doesn't have a story somewhere. Besides, it you didn't have those things in life, you'd be so bland.