I don't know if I was ever looking for this kind of success- it came along as a by-product of concentrating on what I was doing.

Imagine what you will be, and it will be so.

We can't repay our good luck with bad grace. It invites darkness.

I think if there's some kind of crisis in news journalism... a crisis of credibility, then it's been created by journalists. I'm empathetic, I understand it and I see it, but I'm not sympathetic about it. If you want people to think of journalism with higher regard then do better work.

A lot of the things that other people from outside the business would see as crazy or strange are just a natural part of the working process. Preparation is key, and detail and collaboration are the rule, but no matter how many hours you spend preparing, there's always something.

If I'm creating the composition, it's easier for me as an actor because I've just cut out the middle man. Because I've created the composition and now I'm in it, I already know exactly what I want to get out of it. So, bang!

Iceland is fascinating; really an amazing place to visit, and great for a film to go there.