Acting Is All About Likability.

When You're Doing Those Operation Scenes, You Not Only Have To Be On Top Of The Dialogue And The Rhythm Of The Dialogue And What's Happening Dramatically, But You've Got To Technically Get The Rhythm Right, So That Everything Is Fitting With The Dialogue At The Right Time. And You're Performing The Operation To The Audience That's Watching It. Thackery Has To Present It, As Well. In Some Ways, That's The Most Challenging.

One Of The Views Of The [actor's] Job Is That Whatever Age You Are, There's A Role That's About Who You Are And Where You Are. There Are Parts For That Age That You Can Bring Things To.

I've Got Actor Friends Who Didn't Get Breaks, Who Struggle And Worry About Things That I'm Fortunate Not To Have To Worry About.

I'm English And I'm Used To Coming From A World Of Period Dramas, Where There's A Very Polite Restraint To Everything. Everybody's Sort Of Sitting In Drawing Rooms.

I Have A Problem With A Lot Of Men's Fragrances Because They Are Very Strong. Somebody Somewhere Thinks That Masculine Means Powerful Smells, And I Find Them Overbearing And Not Very Pleasant.