I'm always very proud of belonging to three minorities: gay, Jewish, white South African..

What drew me to acting in the first place was disguise..

The whole of my acting career is a bit of a mystery to me..

It's good for actors to confront those things we have to act: panic, pain and death..

Why is an actor's unintentional giggling called a 'corpse'? It seems to me quite the opposite. It proves that he's very much alive, and can still tel….

We've all got darkness inside us. And I've got quite a lot of darkness..

I was never built to play the hero. Physically or emotionally... And they're not as rewarding to play. At least for me..

I love the mixture that's in me. It makes me me. And that's why it's such a shame that people waste energy in denying who they are..

I feel so sorry for younger actors who aren't able to have the opportunities that I had, starting out in repertory theatre. It's really tough on youn….

I've been quoting the book [on Peter Sutcliffe] constantly in rehearsals. Some members of the cast have stated their disapproval that it should even ….

Now the dressing-room full of RSC hierarchy. Suddenly Trevor Nunn pushes his way through and 'Trevs' me. I've heard a lot about this 'Trevving', but ….

If I could write a letter to my teenage self I'd probably say something like: "You ain't gonna believe what will become of you.".

As we're leaving the King's Arms Hotel after Sunday lunch, I watch a beautiful white dove walking down the wet road. A car approaches and the bird ac….

I'm a complete technophobe. I can't even email..

I was a weak kid, not good at what all the boys at school were good at and I found that by acting, by being other people, I could liberate myself fro….

I believe deeply in therapy. There's no one in the world who wouldn't benefit from it..

I don't believe in an afterlife..

When I'm painting and drawing I only do people. Acting is obviously portraiture - and writing is as well..

My grandparents all came from Lithuania to South Africa. My first novel, Middlepost, is a fictional account of that journey..

I'm a huge fan of David Hockney. I love the way he keeps reinventing himself..

The effort of learning. It's the same when you approach any new skill or technique, from a dance step to driving a car. The effort of learning stops ….