“I’m working harder now than ever before. I couldn’t turn down the BBC job because I’ve never been offered the opportunity of killing three or four people on screen before!”

I had a financial page to write in the Mail on Sunday where Id give tips on shares. I worked there for two and a half years. Nothing compares to the burst of energy felt on a newsroom floor when a big story breaks.

I’d like to be a geneticist to be honest, but there are limits to what I can do now. For my dream to come true I’d have to be 20 years old again, heading off to a blue chip university.

Making money is pretty pointless and it needs constant attention.

I’m from a land where people make mistakes and try again, harder, faster; where negativity is not an option.

Yes, it’s harder being younger and growing up yourself, but all those anxieties and problems are going to be faced by anyone at any age.

So there’s more competition, so you have to work harder and be right for it.

Every time you say no to Jesus Christ, it makes it that much harder for you to say yes to Jesus Christ.

He has a heart of gold – only harder.

And when you’re a perfectionist little monster, it makes it even harder.

If my blond lab Molly was the size of T-Rex, that would just mean more kibble, more work for the gardener in the backyard, and a harder time moving her to my wife’s side of the bed at night.

Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.