I don't think anyone could ever be wholly satisfied with their performance.

When we get christened or married or die, we drift naturally in the direction of the church. And in moments of crisis, when our spiritual Tom-Tom is no longer telling us what to do, we find ourselves scrabbling at the vicarage door.

You're always supposed to have sympathy for the person you're playing. You should be the one person who does.

I meet people who are famous, and it's made me realise that fame has huge lifestyle disadvantages. I'm nervous about that. I don't want to become a celebrity.

For me, faith is more about aspiration than complacency - the smug satisfaction that other people find distasteful.

In the periods of my life when I've had least contact with the Church, I've always assumed a belief in God is a solid thing, but clearly it's a relationship; it has good days and bad days.

I like to think of myself as versatile, and I certainly have the most varied career, so I'm very, very lucky in that.