I've always loved King Kong. He's like a modern-day myth, an icon of the cinema.

The best revenge against bullies is absolutely, resolutely, never to let them change who you are. Know that whatever bullies say or do - it comes from their weakness, not yours.

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?

What le Carré is so good at is unpicking something very specific about Englishness. That is almost part of why I think he wrote the novel. You can feel le Carré's anger that someone who has had the benefits of an English education and an English upbringing is using that privilege to basically do the worst things imaginable. There is an anger in the book about that.

What's my guilty pleasure? The thing is, I never feel guilty about pleasures.

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.

I truly think any preparation you do only helps and adds dimension and complexity to the work [as an actor].