It has taken a long time for me to be able to really just be in front of the camera.

When you're dealing with killing people and things that are upsetting, that can be a delicate place to occupy yourself for a day.

We start off wearing frilly shirts and britches and being good guys and the heroes. And then as time goes on, every English actor ends up playing bad guys. That's what we do.

I think the James Bond thing has sailed. But of course I would want to be a Bond villain. They are great parts. I think it's highly unlikely, but one can always dream.

Somebody doing something effortlessly is a lovely thing to watch.

Im not a big fan of patterns. I like the unexpected.

One of the great things about being an actor is that you have a completely different challenge every few months.

Actors are their own worst enemies. They quite often will get in their own way, and I have to be encouraged, endlessly, not to get in my own way.

Ring tones are just irritating, aren't they?

I think the older I get, the less I should be doing.

I don't have much time for real violence at all. I think there are infinitely better ways of changing the world than using violence. Sitting round a table talking is a pretty good start.

I have this feeling, like I'm waiting for something. But I have no idea what.

If soulmates did exist I am pretty sure they would never divorce you, dump you, kick you out, separate from you or make you an option. They would never give up because you meant that much to them.

What is the use of theorizing as to wherein lies the charm that moves us?

Peace is not the absence of conflict it is authority over chaos.

The Green New Deal is about creating economic security for everyone, and doing it quickly.

Running away will never make you free.

I am a feminist, and I define myself: Be yourself, because if you can get away with it, that is the ultimate feminist act.

Many people, including many important and well-respected scientists, just don't want there to be anything beyond nature. They don't want a supernatural being to affect nature.

When things fall apart, the broken pieces allow all sorts of things to enter, and one of them is the presence of God.

I love pop and rap. Bringing those two worlds together is always fun.