I'm miserable: that's why I have such a bad back, because I'm endlessly stressing out about my career.
I seem to have been everywhere in the last 30 years, maybe not in the epicenter but flying around the periphery of extraordinary events and equally extraordinary people.
You cannot be politically correct in a war.
I'm not a great poetry fan.
I was basically adventurous, I think I wanted to try everything.
I've done a lot of period stuff but that's mostly because, in England, we get off on a lot of period stuff, but it's not any kind of particular choice. That's where a lot of the work is.
If you're an actor, there's going to be a sense of fantasy about yourself, especially in the celebrity world we live in today. You give the illusion of being in control, sexy, at ease, with never a difficult moment. Those are the basic lies that all celebrities tell. For me, they're the more dangerous lies to come to terms with.
I think marriage is ghastly.
I think it's fun playing a part that lots of other people have played, in a way.
My grandfather was born in India and three generations of my family served there.
