It is a political thriller. It's very action packed and it's very exciting, but at the same time it's a very big soulful love story about longing and loss. They're not separate, they're completely dependent on one another.

At the end of the day, flirting is a pretty universal language. Americans are more direct. British people are more indirect about everything

The older you get the more capable you get at managing life.

I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.

I've always been fascinated by activists, people who will devote their life to a cause, people who go to India and to Africa and put their life in jeopardy to do what they believe is right.

Botox should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen. Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown?

In reality, the main thing that keeps me awake at night is probably the destruction of the planet that's what gets me pretty upset.