The idea that if you are very clever you shouldn't be an actor would be laughable in Russia.

I absolutely love working with my dad because there is such an ease about it, and I also love his company.

Of course 'Hamlet' is a debate about the nature and morality of revenge and whether it is right to do something to assuage your angry feelings.

Im lucky enough to work with, I think, the greatest writer theres ever been, Shakespeare. Whose collected works would always be under my pillow if I was only ever allowed one book to keep, and who never bores me.

Most good art is left wing. It's a moot point whether there is any good right-wing art.

What did my parents say when I told them I wanted to be an actor? 'Be a plumber.'

It would've been hard to do something else, to as it were, run away from the circus and become an accountant.