We are always just trying to be strong and yet in touch with our bodies and the only way you can really do that is to believe in yourself because that’s all that you have.

It's very hard to become an actor in film and television, you have to have such perseverance and you have to really believe that if you have any sort of talent at all, you will find work one day.

In film and television you have to be able to see the whole picture in a different way than you do on the stage because you shoot out of order and you're working with technology.

Actually I have to say when I'm acting, I try not to think about directing at all.

But on the other hand, I think as an actor, you tend to want to look at the darker parts of your psyche.

I'm the type of person who feels I have to prove myself first.

I fell in love with Africa while I was there.