As I get older, I've been having a better and better time.
There's something to play if there's conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that's where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you've got something to play, there's layers to it.
Audiences can be very judgmental.
The thing about Hemingway that people forget is that all the stuff he did was at a time where people weren't traveling that much. At 19 he travels to Italy. He goes to the Spanish Civil War. He goes to China, he goes to Africa so at that time to travel that much is really incredible.
If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you're turning the story into a totally different thing; the narrative of film is different from that of a book.
For me, London is and always will be home.
For some people, an event happens and they are thrown into a tabloid feeding ground.
Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.
I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities.
One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.
The worst piece of advice I've gotten in my whole career is from somebody who said, Remember, it's all about likeability.
After writing a page, Hemingway would let it float to the ground. He never crumpled pages - he believed that if you crumpled them, you'd be insane in a year.
I think there is a lot of overexplaining both in writing and acting. People don't need to be hit on the head.
I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice.
I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can.
I think anybody who bets on horses and says they win is probably a liar.
I've got actor friends who didn't get breaks, who struggle and worry about things that I'm fortunate not to have to worry about.
When there's an idiot driving crazily in front of you, that can wind the best of you up.
I was very keen on playing a victim.
I had to ride a horse once. In 'King Arthur.' I said I could ride, but I had to call for lessons on the day the deal was signed. I started out on this little chunky thing and slowly moved up. It was months of work.
I really believe you can carry yourself in such a way that people don't notice you.
I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it and want to commit to the lines.
If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important.
I never aspired to be anything. What I've done is beyond my wildest.
There are a lot of people who go through a lot of tough things, and it doesn't stop them from wanting to be a better parent.
