As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.

When I play myself, I want to be a slightly better person. It just agrees. Everything I play about myself is kind of true, but it's amplified. We all edit, don't we? If you're self-aware, you stop yourself - you know how to behave properly.

I'm just a good Catholic boy - I do naughty things and feel guilty about them.

I think there's as much profundity and wisdom in Shakespeare, more so in fact, than those in the Bible.

It’s our imperfections that make us vulnerable, make us interesting. How can I make myself a bit of an asshole and still have humanity about it?

You really have got lots of issues! Yeah, of 'What Car Magazine'!

If you got the balls to follow something through, you can end up being the coolest, smartest guy in the room, because you've literally put your ass on the line.