I think that women don't bother disguising their desire and pleasure in dressing up, and that men, for whatever reason, tend to be a little more emba….

I think I can lead a pretty anonymous life, yeah..

Whether it's from the books or the films, there are some people that will have a very fixed idea in their head. You're not going to match that. At a ….

The little song and dance number at the end - that's me, my voice, howling out. It was a new experience for me. I've never sung before and I've certa….

Ireland. Great for the spirit - very bad for the body..

Acting is not very good for relationships - but very good for when they are over..

No one has ever mistaken me for someone who should be giving fashion advice, but I will say I'm always impressed by women who have kind of figured ou….

You can still have chemistry on screen without getting on with the person. But it just makes your job a lot easier if you don't have to gird your loi….

Well, fluffy shirts are, by definition, very comfortable..

I don't like to be challenged in the way that often happens, where somebody writes something and then you, as an actor, are expected to really make i….

There's a saying within the Asperger community: if you've met one person with Asperger's syndrome, you've met one person with Asperger's syndrome ...….

When something is iconic, if you're very careful and delicate, you can add onto that iconography. It can expand. People have attached so much to it t….

I've not as yet found one hobby that would absorb me completely when I'm not working, but I have just bought a new apartment and didn't quite bargain….

But one of the most fantastic things about Ireland and Dublin is that the pubs are like Paris and the cafe culture. And Dublin, in many ways, is a pu….

I think becoming an actor because it's a ridiculously insecure profession to go into. I feel very comfortable but very lucky. I think any time that y….

I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of drama school, it was with the intentio….

In real life, I try to be honest but not overshare. There are people that turn every conversation into a therapy session and you want to start chargi….

I'm fortunate in that I don't think I've ever fallen in love with somebody who hasn't fallen in love with me. I actually think it's quite rare that t….

There's no one actor in particular that I want to model my career after, except for the people who have been able to keep their career varied and who….

So to answer your question, Im not entirely sure how I ended up where I am today, in the sense that nobody in my family is an actor. It just happened….

But no, I don't think I'm particularly drawn to the period roles or the medieval roles..