My first show, in England, was called Soldier, Soldier..

I did worry about being in a science-fiction show. The bits that I was reading, I felt were funny, and I felt the man was childish, so I really did a….

On a personal note, myself, I find religion - I can understand it, I can understand why we have it, as a kind of force on the planet. And I also at t….

I've been acting for years and years, at prep school - school plays, that kind of thing. That was always very high on my agenda. I went to study Engl….

When somebody says, Action, I act. When they say, Cut, thats my job. Ive done it..

From university, I tried to get into the profession almost immediately, and just got kind of kicked back in London, by lots of people saying, "Well, ….

I was desperate to do more TV and film. Because I considered myself to be a theater creature. A theater animal. I was convinced that I was going to b….

You can't find that moment when you became somebody else, because everything is in flux. So as it were, the torturous period where you are changing, ….

Film and television as a medium has only very recently begun to be taught at the great drama schools in the UK. When I was at drama school in the UK,….

On a personal note, myself, I find religion - I can understand it, I can understand why we have it, as a kind of force on the planet. And I also at t….

I went to Los Angeles, because I have a manager, and - I can't remember when, but we met in London maybe six months or a year beforehand, and he said….

I was convinced that I was going to be onstage for the rest of my life..

Belief is everything when you're performing something. If you don't have the belief behind it, then that actually puts a shunt on the character. It's….

What would I like? Some very silly comedy where I don't have to think about anything, but it could be a lot of fun. And if it's not that, then I'll w….

I never talk about filming until I'm actually on the set and I've got the job, because otherwise - "Oh yeah, I'm going to be so busy," and then you'r….

Rather than, as an actor, I want the audience to like me, I'm going to smile beautifully and I've got everybody's sympathy - what about showing the m….

Whenever I hear somebody go, "I feel so religious right now!" I'm like, "Well, you're tying yourself up in knots, are you?" There's no spiritual conn….

Jokes are very curious things psychologically..

I think the level of devotion some sci-fi fans display turns other people off..

Anybody who has political ambition has an Achilles heel..

I've got to take a bit of a break from science fiction. As much as I've loved this stuff, I'm ready for a different century or a different time perio….