The other nice thing about the robes is that they keep you cool in the summer, and we were filming sometimes in Rome, where it was sometimes over 100 degrees.

I feel more and more at ease, because I think the older I get, the less pressure there is. People say, 'Well, he's not cutting edge because he's not in his twenties, so he's not expected to be.'

I suppose that some days I wake up I have to wake up and be responsible, reliable and down to earth, and some days I don't.

I think it's a bigger risk following a part that plays up your looks than it is to try and carve out a career as an actor.

London is my home... I know what's right and wrong here, and it's nice to have somewhere familiar to go back to.

Face it, I didn't become famous until I took my clothes off.

I sometimes shy away because I don't want to be too 'showy-offy' but the older I get I think, 'You have a handkerchief, put it in your pocket.'

I'm incredibly boring; I had a very happy childhood. I never starved, nor did I have a silver spoon in my mouth. I'm one of those terribly middle-of-the-road, British middle class, South London gents.

I had plenty of vices growing up.

I bungee-jump, skydive, surf and snowboard.

I'm always amazed at anyone's interest in what I have to say.

I know you can be up one minute and drop the next, so I'm trying to maintain a steady course so I can have some longevity.

I'm trying to mix the cool, independent stuff with the big stuff, but it's been difficult finding the right roles. It's been an interesting ride as far as my career pendulum is concerned.

Being referred to as a hunk or a heartthrob makes me nervous, but it's flattering. But I'm more interested in being an actor than a heartthrob.

I look forward to working with UNICEF as they continue to make the world a better place for children.

The best way to look stylish on a budget is to try second-hand, bargain hunting, and vintage.

I have good spacial awareness, and I'm pretty comfortable with a sword.

I am a bit of a solitude person - a solitary personality. I like being on my own. I don't have any major friendships or relationships with people.

Beware the tyranny of the weak. They just suck you dry.

In the theatre, people talk. Talk, talk until the cows come home about journeys of discovery and about what Hazlitt thought of a line of Shakespeare. I can't stand it.

Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I'd follow my nose, and follow my luck. I think I've been very lucky.

Today is the tomorrow I was worried about yesterday.

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash.

I'm devious, cruel, cunning and addictive.