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I'd like to think I'm an actor who leaves things at work.

When I'm on the set, I'll come up with ideas if I'm sort of just between responsibilities, because there's a lot of sitting around on set. Invariably, though, the stuff I come up with on the set tends to be bad.

I was brought up in a house full of women; the first time I realised no one was interrupting me was when I was on stage - that's probably the subconscious reason I became an actor.

Once you walk off the set, if you're an actor, the rest isn't your responsibility, which I like a lot. I'm not responsible for the final product, which is why it's always a pleasure when you see it's in the hands of the people afterwards putting it together.

If your movies don't perform, they just stop calling you.

You can't wait and sit for the phone to ring, so I do theater.

My family has had to become quite understanding about me not returning phone calls when I'm filming.

I often talk with other actors about that time when you've just finished a job, because I think you do take on the characteristics of some of the characters you play. Sometimes it can be a great thing and sometimes it's a bit haunting because you're not quite sure how to leave it on set. My dad talks about it as being 'de-personalised.'

When I'm acting in a film that I'm not producing, I stay to myself.

I love working with actors. That's what the set really is, for me. It's my time with the actors.