I don't want to be a luvvie actor. It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this.

The more people know about an actor the less convincing they become. A bit of mystery's a good thing.

Anyone that knows me knows what I'm about, and I'm very much a British actor, a European actor.

I have a reputation for being an improvisational actor, which is true, but I also know what I'm doing so that if the improvisational strand doesn't work I can go back to what I know's already there.