I grew up in a lot of different places, so I pick up accents pretty quickly.

I like connecting with people, and that's what good art is, a point of connection. There's nothing better, on stage or on film, than feeling like you've achieved that.

When you work with directors who really love actors, who love their contribution, it feels amazing. But sometimes when you work with directors, you feel like youre in the way.

I am not hugely famous; I am not a name. For me, it's not the size of the role, it's the material and the people you are working with.

You don't come to see a Greek play and not want blood and gore and depth of feeling from your boots up.

Never think that one voice is too small to be heard.

I didn't become an actor to make money. And I didn't become an actor to be famous - though people always gasp if you say that, as if it's unfathomable that an actor doesn't want to be a star.

I don't like hobbies. I read and travel and see my friends before they disown me.

The ultimate altruism is nothing but the sacrifice of one’s self for the benefit of others. Love yourself but never forget to be altruistic to others in need.

The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reasoning.

On a very local scale, a refrigerator is the center of the universe. On the inside is food essential to life, and on the outside of the door is a summary of the life events of the household.

Need is not quite belief.

Love your readers to death!

I watched him, and I watched him die, and it was so painful for me, because I really loved Freddie Mercury, the way that he just truly went with his voice.

In Moscow they do not pay much attention to the living but keep their cemeteries in a splendid state.

Can they love without a word for it?

A fragrance is like a cat burglar in your brain, it has the key with which to pick the lock and unleash your memories.

The music pot is broad. It's just unfortunate that the record companies cry the blues as frequently as they do.