I think I'm quite a lazy person, actually. If I'm not careful, I could just stay in bed all day.

I think the corruption of power is very interesting, and I think the idea that power is something that... You know, when people want power, they're a certain individual. When people acquire power by accident, they're different again.

I’m no good at down-time. I panic slightly and then plan a project or set up a meeting about starting a project.

It’s always good to find out what you don’t want to do.

I’ve moved into directing as well as acting, and it has taught me never to take casting personally.

I’d really like to get on a Greyhound bus and go backpacking across America.

I couldn’t think of anything worse than going to a fancy dress party. So, if somebody invited me to one, I’d go as the Invisible Man and not turn up.

You look at any war zone and you talk to any soldiers and they have to blank out – in order for that to work for them, in order for them to survive they have to blank out something in themselves in order to do it.

I always have to go out to work even if it’s just a desk somewhere or an office or the British Library.

I’m a massive fan of Brit Art in general and Damien Hirst in particular. I think he’s an absolute genius and should be celebrated in every way.