I always considered myself very successful even before the success of Secrets and Lies.

The academy awards in England; it's a classy affair as well.

Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic.

I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema.

I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.

I like the enthusiasm but not the insincerity of Los Angeles.

I've done a lot of costume drama and theatre - the National Theatre and In fact, most of my work at the theatre, at the National Theatre anyway, was period.

Anything where people have to work together makes me cry.

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now - in theatre.

When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training.

Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.

Just be kind to be wise and to be intelligent.

Fool your heart and take over control if you don't want to be hurt.

Don't worry about getting perfect, just keep getting better.

I'm working on bridging the gap between mainstream famous and Internet famous. They're two different things, but eventually, social media will be the way to become a celebrity.

Very few writers really know what they are doing until they have done it.

A mate of mine has just told me he's shagging his girlfriend and her twin, I said how can you tell them apart, he said "her brothers got a moustache!"

The world's waistlines are expanding, but it's an epidemic of a larger issue in terms of our bounty having become our burden.

People who love work, love life.

Families without songs are unhappy families.

In the time it takes you to understand a 14-year-old, he turns 15.