"No matter how brilliant an actor is, there's always a point where they let you down, but that's all part of their journey. They might be trying something they need to explore."

"Some people see acting as a kind of stroll on the beach, and some people see it as a kind of skydive. And I've had lots of strolls on the beach in my life, so I'd like to do a skydive."

"I've come to realise I work so much better when I'm going by instinct."

"My dad came over from Ireland when he was 13 and lived on the streets, working on building sites, and has just retired from his job delivering furniture for John Lewis. My mum has had the same job for 30 years as a sales assistant at Marks and Spencer. They've always been really great; they just want me to be happy."

"I wish life was not so short, he thought. languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about."

"There was no active, conscious decision-making point, just a gradual realization over time that I'm very happy minus children and marriage."

"When I shoot I'll take my family with me - one movie a year and then the rest of the time at home."

"I don't have that much forward planning about what I want to do next, or in the future."