There is a difference between looking all right in a shirt and taking the shirt off. The older that us dudes get, the more the paunch has to be worked on. It's hard.

The interesting thing about 'True Blood' is that its appeal is not contained to teenage girls. I get stopped in the street and questioned by 70-year-old men whose wives and daughters are making Bloody Marys and throwing 'True Blood' parties.

I think half of what a trainer does is make you feel shame if you dont show up.

In London I had pear trees in my back garden, so I'd make my own pear and green tomato chutney.

Vampires are so old that they don't need to impress anyone anymore. They're comfortable in their own skin. It's this enigmatic strength that's very romantic and old-fashioned. I think it goes back to something of a Victorian attitude of finding a strong man who's going to look after his woman.

I love the fact you can walk down a street in London and get lost, even though you've lived here 20 years.

I think there are worse things for a teen to be enraptured with than 'Twilight.