It never occurred to me that I’d be typecast, although I was. And I never thought of the role as a commercial product, because I was… well, I was playing this slightly messianic alien. He isn’t violent, he doesn’t get his leg over the girl, he doesn’t steal, and he’s rather wry, and adorable, and mysterious. He’s lived for 900 years or something. He lives the life of the old patriarchs of the Old Testament. That’s not commercial. He’s special.

I wasn't interested in novelty. I was looking for good drama.

Some Christmas tree ornaments do more than glitter and glow, they represent a gift of love given a long time ago

Politicians are just Daily Mail journalists writ large, aren't they? They're always telling us what's going to happen, and we know they don't know!

It's the end. But the moment has been prepared for.

Brighten someone's by adding a spoon full of kindness.

I'm the only man in London that 'Don't talk to strange men' doesn't apply to.