My Parents Were Incredibly Inclusive.

You Know, This Idea Of Going Around The World Imposing Democracy By Growing A Middle-class, A Trading Merchant Class That Is Independent Of Your Faith, Is A Good Notion, But We're All Partially Different - It's No Good Imposing Systems On People That It Doesn't Suit.

I Love Going For A Swim. Growing Up In England, Anywhere With A Pool Seems Like The Height Of Glamour To Me.

I Think You Can't Be Really Posh And Be An Interesting Actor. I'm A Bit Of A Posh Rough.

It's Certainly True That I Was Brought Up In That British Amateur Tradition, The One Which Always Held That If You Were Reasonably Good At Cricket, Knew One Or Two Latin Texts And A Few Zingy Oscar Wilde Quotes For Dinner Parties, You Were Pretty Much Ready To Go And Run Some Outpost In Hindustan.

I Want To Make A Clear Distinction Between People Who Take Acting Seriously And People Who Call Themselves Actors Because Theyve Been On Reality Tv Or Something.