I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation.
I had to escape the destruction of my fathers bankruptcy and all that difficulty.
I think with Sky and BBC Three and Channel 4, there are some great television platforms, and the stand-up movement in this country is phenomenal. Its like rock'n'roll here. Britain's a funny place and there's a lot of funny people coming out of there and a lot of people are finding mediums to express themselves.
I left school at 16 but I wish I'd gone to university - I think I would have studied English literature. I had a knack for that. But I don't think you have the kind of wisdom at 16 to make that decision.
The qualities I am looking for in Miss Right are intelligence and humour.
I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.
I took a gamble in becoming an actor and my dream job has been realised.
You get a lot of people requesting photographs but I tend to keep myself to myself, pull my cap down.
I'm going to be 50 soon. I'm single, I'm looking for something meaningful. By the time you've been single for quite a long time, you can get quite specific about what you can and can't put up with.
It's not something that's at the forefront of my mind, but I think I'd regret it if I didn't have children.
You cant be a casual observer of something humorous - you have to engage, you have to find it funny for the relationship between actor and audience to work.
I can pretty much say all of us know when 'Downton' is going to end. This is a show with a finite life.
I'm single, I'm looking for something meaningful.
