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?

I was so lucky because what I did in 'Thor' was I built the character from the ground up - the foundations of his spirit, really. He was someone who was born with an expectation that he would one day be a king, born with an entitlement.

I love the acting community at Cambridge. It's really quite committed and serious, since the days of Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen right through to Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie.

When people don't like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first.

Out of 10 how enthusiastic a dancer am I? 11

I am desperate to do a comedy now.

I wonder what the world would be like if everybody walked their talk; if word was married with deed; promises delivered by action.