Money's never an issue. I can go and work for a small studio theatre somewhere if it's a play I really care about, or do TV or a big commercial West End show.

Celebrity is something I've never been into, and never will be.

The only thing at the back of my mind is longevity, and I'm really lucky that I've constantly been in work since I left drama school.

Integrity means that if our private life was suddenly exposed, we’d have no reason to be ashamed or embarrassed. Integrity means our outward life is consistent with our inner convictions.

Still, experience has taught me that knowing one's enemy is key to winning any battle.

I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It's very comforting.

They, who know no evil, will suspect none.

The prostitute is not, as feminists claim, the victim of men, but rather their conqueror, an outlaw, who controls the sexual channels between nature and culture

Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean; it comes with the landscape, and faced with its beauty, the sigh of History dissolves.

You think you know me just because you know my name, think you've seen me 'cause you've seen every line on my face.

Self-criticism expands the opportunities for discourse and eliminates the need for an adversary.

The best way to resist temptation is to avoid it. Prevention is far, far better than repentance.

Nothing really says ... interactivity - which was so exciting and captures the real, the Web Zeitgeist of 1995 - than 'Click here for a picture of my dog.'