I'm an old git now, so I would say this, but television was better when there were less channels. There was more concentration and selection in terms….

I read a lot of research notes about the countries I visit, and my mum and dad bought me a Kindle, but I'm still getting to grips with it. I prefer p….

Oh yeah, I'm an Essex boy and proud of it..

The welfare system was designed to do something different when it was started than what it does now. It was a safety net to help people get back to w….

People-trafficking is modern day slavery. There are more slaves today than there were at the height of the slave trade..

If I have a weakness, it's for timepieces - if I see one I like and can afford it, I'll buy it..

I didn't even watch the soaps when I was in them because it's like a coal miner coming home and staring at the coal scuttle - I was never a great lov….

If you offer me a job sitting in a Winnebago with make-up girls and free food, I'm probably going to take it..

What's always got me is the fact that when people talked on the telly about Iraq, before Afghanistan kicked off, you'd get only these public-school-t….

It only takes around 60 seconds to cast your vote in the polling station. 60 seconds to protect the economy, 60 seconds to protect your jobs, 60 seco….

When I was an actor, I was part of a team, which I loved. You are a part inside something which is larger..

I really enjoy travelling around the world. I get to meet some extraordinary people..

I do dream about Afghanistan. I wake up and think I'm still there..

For too many families, the aftershock of the war in Afghanistan will be felt every day, most probably for the rest of their lives. I know because I'v….

When the weather's good, there's no better place to be than the British countryside..

A day in Afghanistan is like a week at home..

I think we have always had a fascination for gangs and gangsters, and I think we always will..

I would never ever talk about my own personal life in an interview..

Many areas of Los Angeles have gang problems..

I really hate people who feel their private lives should be paraded, and there are magazines like 'Hello!,' 'OK' and 'Bella' totally devoted to this..

Jewelry is fine on some guys, but it's not for me..