Some people will never change.

When you play someone who is an iconic figure you can't go into it lightly.

I am drawn to characters that go on journeys, characters that are real people, that have life.

You need to keep on doing things you have never done before in your career. You have to have a go.

I've never lost a grown-up child, but I have known loss.

In my life, I've had estates in Russia, houses in Spain, in Norway, in the deep south of America.

I’ve learnt to listen. I don’t think I always did listen. Not just in plays, but in life. And you have to hear what people are saying before you can respond.