I'm a working class lad.

You don't buy evil characters lattes. That's not normal behavior.

Because youve done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.

My mom and dad put my brother and sister through university and they were very keen for us to have an academic background just to give us a chance.

If youre going to kiss a man, let it be a beautiful man like Ed Speleers.

It's not just modern-day society that is liberal.

My girlfriend is a great support, and I've got a big circle of mates who keep my feet on the ground.

I just want to say thank you to everyone who watched and tuned in and loved my evil gayness.

Most actors will tell you that villains are the most interesting to play.

I'm proud of the fact that Downton Abbey was born in a recession, at a time when ITV had dropped a lot of drama programmes. And I know that because I was out of work at the time!

There's definitely a wave of Brits doing great work on American television, and I wouldn't mind being one of them!

The problem with parents is that they're adults.

People are like wet fabrics: You can never know their true color unless you squeeze them dry.

We get so involved with the latest craze or having the latest car or the most high-powered house that we lose touch with that which makes us happy - what makes us happy are quiet states of mind.

Do you want to know the cause of war? It is capitalism, greed, the dirty hunger for dollars. Take away the capitalist and you will sweep war from the earth.

I think I still keep my sense of wonder, which I call childlike, not childish, childlike. I still have a vivid imagination, and I like to try a lot of new things.

What one man can think, another man can do.

Colonel Parker asked Henry and me to come to Elvis' suite and have breakfast. There were at least five policemen stationed up there. He was talking on the telephone.

We may be reaching the end of the era in which individual movies meant something to people. In the new era, movies may just mean a barrage of images.

One drop of that ocean is Hope, and the rest is fear.

Brands need to reinvent themselves from time to time to stay relevant.