Playing villains is very liberating because unlike the leading man, nothing is expected of you. Leading men have to look good, they have to behave in….

I've always been terrified about being bored. I always think being bored is the worst thing. The only strategic decision I ever made as an actor was ….

And I think it's because good cons are all based on the victim's need, and the successful con artist is the one, I guess, who can exploit that. I rem….

I never made conscious choices. There were times in my life that I chose the first job that came along because I was broke. I think that there were m….

Every job is different. I don't think that I've ever had that wonderful feeling when you've finished a job or where you feel like you've mastered it ….

You're suspended sixty feet up in the air, you've been up there for three hours, and all the shot requires is that you have to sort of react to getti….

I love working fast. I don't relish the director who wants to do 25 to 30 takes, or the actors who insist on doing 25 or 30 takes..

When I get home after being away for work, my wife always stuffs the fridge with loads of what she calls 'nibbles' - all the great things you can eat….

There are many actors who have inspired me: Spencer Tracy for his incredible elegance and, of course, Cary Grant. But, there's also an Italian actor ….

I've always loved teaching acting. I think it helps me to kind of get back to basics. It's like a refresher course for me as well, so in a sense, I'm….

I love theater work because of the immediate effect your performance has on the audience. And I love the repetition, I love getting on the same stage….

I enjoy playing villains - I'm very proud that I belong to a very honorable tradition of British actors who come to Hollywood to play the bad guys. A….

Music is an essential part of my life and I'm completely lost without a good album to listen to or my iPod in my pocket!.

I've worked with actors who treat the first two takes like rehearsals. And that's okay. If the camera is on you and we're doing a scene where I'm off….

I like doing everything - theater and film, radio and TV, comedy and tragedy. I love it all. And I've never really planned anything - I've always loo….

Screen work always boils down to that moment between the camera and the actor or the actors. It always boils down to that, ultimately. You serve the ….

My wife and I use a lot of garlic and rosemary with roast lamb. It has to be New Zealand lamb. The domestic variety is too gamy, in my experience..

When I look back on my career - if that's what it is - it looks a bit like a crazy quilt, and I think it's just really because, when one job has fini….

I think, because of my background, which is slightly more exotic than the average British actor, I think, I sort of occupied this little niche quite ….

I think I went through early years of my career sort of thinking, "Well, maybe I'm just not British enough." And I always remember my father saying t….

If anything, as a general rule, the cheaper the movie the more creative the experience, generally speaking. Its not to denigrate expensive movies. I ….