It's a real skill to be able to publicise yourself.

There's always a concern as an actor that you'll be boring unless your character is swinging from a chandelier.

As much as I long for a sort of security and consistency sometimes, I do enjoy sort of being busted around. I really don't know what's happening sometimes next week, let alone this year.

I love TV and I love making films and I love doing plays. I feel very lucky to be able to do all three.

I think people ought to do what they feel useful at the time. If I do things because I ought to do them, I switch off.

I wouldn't want to leave it so long before doing a play again, I get very stolid and sluggish if I do too much telly.

I don't feel like a romantic lead; I guess I feel more like a character actor.

The actor in me would always like to be more dashing, or slimmer, or have nicer hair.

Apart from earning an awful lot of money, why would you go to Hollywood?

You never know how films are going to do and it is daunting if I think about it.

I was quite a shy child. I would get terribly nervous and throw up before my birthday party. And then I would be fine. I feel the same now. I get nervous, then it's fine.

regret is mostly caused by not havingdone anything.

Americans are always mortified when I tell them this, but in England, it's a tradition to put your plaques and photographs and awards and gold records and stuff in your bathroom. I don't know why.

There are many Broadway songs that apply to moments on 'Mad Men,' and I sing them on set all the time.

I wasn't even a theater kid in high school. I studied classical piano, and I ran track.

Talent is long patience.

Figure out what's good for you, then create a liking for it. You've got to work at living.

Don't take it so seriously.

Think in terms of what's good for the other person and success will seek you out.

I have a long history of being told I have no rhythm, and of people saying 'I've heard chickens sing better than that'.

It's almost seems as though there's a battle going on between the public and all the fast-food establishments, and, believe me, I think it's very tasty food.