I have seen the Gore documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth,' just released in the States, and admired the acutely revolutionary delivery of the slideshow assisted talk he has now been giving for some 16 years.

What am I doing in this silly showbiz life? I do wonder that sometimes.

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

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.

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.

Having spent a number of my younger years with trade-union parents attending NUT annual conferences, I feel comfortable with an agenda in my hand and a procedural format for debate.

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