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The sad truth for American actors is that they really have no control whatsoever over the material that they get, or can do, particularly actresses. And if you're over 40 and you're an actress, forget it.

Actors today go into TV, which I don't consider has a lot to do with acting.

I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films.

Actors are people who are doing a job they want to do, which isn't the case for many of the people who watch what we do.

I have done film, television and theatre - all at a pretty substantial level - I don't think it's possible for American actors to do that.

Americans just don't know what being a movie star's all about.

Acting isn't a sure thing. We're not set to have jobs for the rest of lives, and fame is really fickle.

Period dramas seem to take actors to the next level because they do so well in America.

Acting was a way of me finding myself, which I think is the case of a lot of actors, regardless of where they come from.

I think when I started acting, the whole time I was working towards one day coming to America. Hollywood, in particular, is seen to be the center of this industry, and I was just waiting for the right time to come.