I think that people like the idea that fans are sort of slightly eccentric and strange, but generally I've just found them very creative and warm and cheerful.

I'm not an extravagant man. The fact that I can have a coffee out whenever I want still makes me feel grateful.

I'm so lucky to have worked with Burt Lancaster, who I remember was one of the first people I'd heard swearing in a really interesting way.

I can't imagine I'll be the new George Clooney. That's not really in the cards.

The older I get, the more I think lightness of touch is an incredibly difficult thing to do.

One of the problems with episodic television of any color is that everything has got to be okay at the end of the episode so it can start again next week. So the events that occur are rarely life-changing. But with film, you can say that this thing only happened once; this is a major thing that happened to these people.

I suppose I just like being arty. That's all. Arty.