It's like playing tennis, you play a different rally with different people. Every actor is different and the chemistry between actors is different.

I personally feel that people feel very reassured by nature because it makes us feel small and that's a good thing for human beings and for society.

My favourite pudding is a toss-up between cheesecake - proper, New York cheesecake - and apple crumble and custard. Custard is very important, or dark chocolate mousse. Tea: probably Earl Grey, splash of milk.

We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize that we only have one

I wish I hadn't worked so hard; I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me; I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings; I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends; and I wish I had let myself be happier. It's an extraordinary list of getting in your own way, isn't it?

The thing about running is, if I run in the morning before work, I feel like I'm ahead of the day. Whatever work I've done in terms of preparation or research or thinking about the scene or the character, it all kind of crystallizes in that moment in the morning. And sometimes I have the best ideas then.

All acting is an act of imagination. You are simply conjuring up imaginary circumstances in your mind and responding truthfully to them.