Mum did a lot of commercial theatre and farces in the 1980s and '90s to make sure the school bills were paid..

I'm very proud of the work I do, but I genuinely can't involve myself with an audience as early as somebody who's not part of the film can. So there'….

I think I've had very knee-jerk emotional reactions to things, and sometimes I've said things without thinking. Being overly emotional clouded my jud….

I'd love to do a noir. I think Steve McQueen is so cool. But a classic film is a classic film, and perhaps the fantasy of being those characters shou….

When auditioning, I try to imagine that I'm the only person that they [directors] are seeing that day because it can be overwhelming, in the same sen….

That's something I have to work on: to separate what really matters, to conserve energy by not worrying about what other people think. When I walk th….

I feel that TV and film feed off each other well. It's more in the perception of the viewer than it is of the actor..

Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don't see yourself..

I’m very excited about all the offers and interest and support pouring in through crowd-funding, and about having a lovely gap coming up when I’ll fi….

I'm not one for doing the children's party version: "Hi, I'm a character in a movie and now I'm in reality!" I was doing the last shot of the film be….

I try to work hard. I'm really proud of what I get to do as a living. I still pinch myself. But I also know it's a craft, and I can get better at it ….

I would love to just have the work do the talking. We're in positions where people ask us questions; they want to know about more than just the work.….

If you can't fail, you can never get better..

It's the same thing, I think, whether it's breathing or meditation or yoga. And running is a great way of doing it..

[Doctor Strange] is still quite cocky by the end of the film. No, I'd say the major curve for him is that he learns that it's not all about him, that….

We all want to escape our circumstances, don't we? Especially if you are an actor..

I never really got obsessed about one thing for long. I was a bit of a butterfly and a magpie..

When are you ever settled enough to have kids?.

I'm really not Sherlock Holmes. I look a little bit like him and sound like him..

Actor is an odd profession, and sometimes people get jealous, but I haven't really experienced any of that. Everyone's been really happy for me, whic….

There was a moment of extraordinary humbleness and humility and pride, as well, with my father when he turned to me - and I think it was after I play….