“It’s good to know that other people think differently, and that’s what makes the characters interesting.”

I am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn’t actually read them.

I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.

I wasn’t allowed to do commercials. I wasn’t allowed to do TV series. I wasn’t allowed to do soaps or basically anything that would mean I missed too much school.

Half of my mum’s family is Welsh. I remember when I was a kid she used to read to me, and witches and wizards in books always had a Welsh accent, so I guess I took it from that really.

Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.

I’m doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard.

Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.

I always find it much easier when there’s one person whose vision you’re following, as opposed to many people.

I think women’s bodies are a battleground and photography is partly to blame. Our society is so photographic now, it becomes more difficult to see all of those different varieties of shape.

It’s not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.

I don’t have a problem with my body. I’m not just going to strip off all my clothing, but if the part calls for it and I don’t think there’s any way round, I’m absolutely fine.

It’s a difficult thing when you try and make a film of a book that you really love. You have about two hours to tell the story, and it’s never going to be enough.

My mum says that I was born 45, and I do remember at six thinking that I should be earning my own living.

At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I’m having a lovely time.

In the movie, you’re moving, you have personality, you don’t have to be great looking.

I enjoy doing an action scene. I’m not a purist as far as films go. If you want to do sex, great. As long as you do it well.

Until bitcoin came along, the *character* of money was left undiscussed.

The opposite of compromise is character.

You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.

Character matters; leadership descends from character.

When you’re doing a character, you want to know the full landscape. You want to know them spiritually, mentally and physically.

One of the first things I was taught as an actor was, ‘Don’t judge the character.’

When you play characters, you shouldn’t just be putting on their characteristics – you should be finding it inside yourself.

You’re not free unless you can show the good and the bad, all sides of them. So to me, when I play a character, it’s important that I can show every aspect of them.