When an actor asks you to read his script, your heart sinks. The number of scripts I've been given by actors that are so unbelievably terrible!

When I meet a couple, I'm always interested to know if they have been together for a long time, or how loyal they are, because I know that will impact on how much I'm prepared to trust them.

Actors always think that others are getting more work than them. In my case, they usually are.

When I came to England, the first director I met was Charles Sturridge, who told me, 'You speak like somebody out of the 1950s.

You feel your game's raised by working with the best people.

I am a very judgmental person. Of myself and other people. I recognise it's a great fault, but I have no power over that.

Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later.