For me the rehearsal period is the part I most enjoy. It's the creating of the story.

We are not telling Tudor history; we are creating ' Wolf Hall ' from novels, which are already a rereading of Tudor history.

I've always had a 'Work hard, play hard' attitude to life - I still do - but sometimes you get involved in something that needs a calm, methodical approach.

You know what it's like to feel anxious - it's horrible feeling anxious. It's stressful having that feeling, having butterflies in your stomach, even for a day, and you don't sleep at night.

I think people like to be scared. I think people like tension and suspense in a movie.

You can't do something that is morally vacuous or dysfunctional and then write it off saying, 'It wasn't my film, I was just doing a job in it.'

People need revelation, and then they need resolution.

My heroes were all in the theatre.

I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.

Temperamentally I'm not a natural producer, because I don't have the patience.

A cricket ball broke my nose when I was a kid so I couldn't breath through it. Before I had it operated on I used to stand on stage with my mouth slightly open.

Life is a mighty joke that is not meant to be funny.

Being depressed means you are trying to see a colorful world through gray filtered eyes

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.

You create and plan your thought by seeing, reading and hearing the right things.

There are some things we can never assign to oblivion, memories we can never rub away. They remain with us forever, like a touchstone.

I am certain a great many believers and bible readers do believe in social justice.

Humility is the key characteristic of a worship leader. Actually, the key for any great leader.

The word design is everything and nothing. The design and the product itself are inseparable.

At every crossroad, follow your dream. It is courageous to let your heart lead the way.

You will always fine jealous people.They're the ones promoting you.