From the age of about five to twelve I was very bad, a hideous little terror who beat people up. I was a member of a Rough Gang - we went around and ….

'How do you balance the creative with the biblical?' One could pick up the scripture and read it to oneself and you would be communing directly with ….

I've always believed that you shouldn't want to mend a broken heart, because that's someone you don't want to forget. Scars can be good..

Conditioning can be not a big heavy thing. (For instance:) I've got a brand new pair of shoes, by mistake you step on it and you make them muddy and ….

I like the fact that we're stripping the icons away. They're the WikiLeaks for the age that we're revealing, with the transparency of the characters.….

Maybe we need more dialogue in terms of our faith, in terms of those who are believers, or even nonbelievers, about that aspect, and what that might ….

I think religion might throw up a kind of resistance, but I think if one talks about conditioning we can all kind of understand that..

There are a couple of films that I've done, where I've had to get on a horse and wear a pair of tights, so that helped. But, nothing could have prepa….

Youth is a predominant factor. We are seeing a young King Arthur, and thereby a young-ish - as I'm into my 40s - Merlin. It was about how to tackle i….

I wanted to say, "Hey, Pope Francis," but I cried like a baby. I was reduced to a very humble set of feelings, because it was not about what was said….

A large part of how an actor works and their process is the stimulation of what's around you, and none more so than in a period piece. This is a mode….

It's all about human condition, ultimately. That's what you're looking at. You're also looking to have some fun, as well, because that also translate….

I've got a vendetta to destroy the Net, to make everyone go to the library. I love the organic thing of pen and paper, ink on canvas. I love going do….

The great thing about films is that you have access to this whole world of experts who teach you the skills your character's supposed to have..

Pretty much all films I've seen that depict the life of Christ end with the Crucifixion, almost like the filmmakers don't know what to do after..

I think all experience is, in some way, shape or form, filtered down to help you, in your present moment. With Shakespeare, you're trying to act with….

When I was offered the part in Shakespeare In Love a voice in my head said 'not another tights role!.

Whether you're a believer or not, I think there's a huge value in understanding the quality of redemption..

I love life. I'm fascinated by human behavior because that feeds back into my work..

I guess there's nothing I don't like about Merlin, in this presentation. I love everything, even the things I find despicable and abhorrent in Merlin….

I don't know what my limitations are until I reach them. I look for the challenge..