My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and d….

It always depresses me when people moan about how commercial Christmas is. I love everything about it. The tradition of having this great big feast, ….

Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later..

I would still like to go to the moon before I die..

I would love to play your common, everyday guy, but I never get cast as that..

The fashion world is much more ephemeral than the film industry and moves at a faster pace, and it's got even more frenetic since the Nineties; more ….

I am drawn to writing and directing as it is most like the feeling I had when I was a teenager with my puppet theatre. You are more in control of eve….

When I came to England, the first director I met was Charles Sturridge, who told me, 'You speak like somebody out of the 1950s..

It's well known that actors are lousy writers..

Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge..

I have been incredibly privileged with my roles - after all I have had the chance to do some fantastic fun acting such as the Spice Girls Movie - who….

I like fixing things..

Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it!.

I place an enormous premium on loyalty. If someone betrays me, I can forgive them rationally, but emotionally I have found it impossible to do so..

When an actor asks you to read his script, your heart sinks. The number of scripts I've been given by actors that are so unbelievably terrible!.

Anthony Hopkins says you just keep acting. Do it all the time and eventually it will happen. He got his break, after all, by taking a role nobody els….

Well, it's true that I've never been solitary, although I spend a lot of time alone. I've never felt lonely or been shy..

I don't think it's the case that 'posh actors' get more work than others..

You feel your game's raised by working with the best people..

Ensure that your script is watertight. If it's not on the page, it will never magically appear on the screen..

When I meet a couple, I'm always interested to know if they have been together for a long time, or how loyal they are, because I know that will impac….