New York is great for people watching and there's a bunch of amazing rooftops.

I had teen angst for a while, but I think every teenager has the angst.

I never really sympathised with Peter Parker.

I'm a hard-mouthed north-eastern lad. That's me - the Eminem of Northeast England.

I'll tell you what I hate - bands like My Chemical Romance.

When you have a child, you are just immediately changed forever. You put yourself second. Your child comes first, and everything that you do is with them in mind.

I never realised that the Edinburgh skyline was so interesting - it's gothic and very urban and there's a lot of church spires and old brownstone buildings.

I love anything that kind of removes me from myself and employs something else. So, I love accents and I love pretending.

I'm awkward around girls.

I wanted to be a journalist for a long time.

I have, I think, eight mentors. It's crazy, but I need them. They are all really important to me. They keep me grounded and advise me.

Self-awareness happens when we become aware of other people, things and places around us and how we are all connected.

May the Force be with you.

My two boys were the same ages as the kids in the show. In real life or in between the breaks I was raising two kids off camera who were not unlike the two kids who were being paid to be my kids.

Because of Watergate in part, I am kind of a magnet for calls and information and suggestions.

Be careful what you ask for because when you pray for rain, you have to deal with the mud as well.

For some time I lived in fear of receiving a letter signed 'S. Gollum'. That would have been more difficult to deal with.

I love doing roles and movies that are different from each other.

In war, everyone has their chance to bleed.

The first thing to ask when writing a sentence is 'What am I trying to do?'

If you have a juggernaut, you can make change. I'm all for that. If we could force people to always be connected when you play the game, and then have that be acceptable, awesome.