I like being in love, but loving is what is crucial to me. Loving is the reason to live.

I do get funny people sometimes coming up to me in supermarkets in America with my picture in their pocket, which is a bit strange.

Once you get into your stride, the camera becomes like another person in the room. It's like being in a very small theatre where there is no getting away with anything because the audience is centimetres away from you.

I like acting in London-not least because it means I can go home after the show every day, rather than being on location making a film.

He makes me laugh, Mick! He tended to turn up when we were having lunch and entertain us all. He bought an Enigma machine! I've never worked with a producer who was more famous than everyone put together.

I'm not very good with stills. I get all twitchy.

You can't ignore the system and the power you acquire as an actor if you're in films that are successful.