Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality, but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work, taking risks, trying new things. If the door opens, go through it. Always go forwards.

One of my beliefs is that there are certain institutions within a community which stand for the spirit and heart of that community, there's the church, the local football team, the local pub and the theatre.

My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.

I believe that a parent's role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.

I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods.

It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body.

Nobody teaches you to be a father. Nobody teaches you to be a husband. Nobody teaches you how to be a star. You have to learn to work with the tools.

A job is a very healthy thing to do.

Being on the move all the time is draining, but the rewards make up for it.

I was an accidental actor. I was never formally trained.

I was born into a family of preachers.

If these theatres didn't exist, the tradition of British theatre would cease to exist.

It's important to move the theatre into the 21st Century.

Music always came first. I never set out to be an actor.

The most important thing is story-telling. It's as singular and old-fashioned as that.

Yes, your home is your castle, but it is also your identity and your possibility to be open to others.

At only 20 years old I got married. I was still a kid myself, but in those times, if you got someone pregnant, you had no choice but to get married. So I left school and the only thing I could do was sing.

I was never jailed. The fact is that I was arrested, but I went into a diversion programme, and by that time I'd already begun working in what was called anger management. It was a painful and awful moment.

I went into acting because I had to make a good living. I had a child now and I had to support him any way I could... I wasn't happy, but I wasn't unhappy. I was just doing what I had to do to survive.

Once in a while I'll get moved to do some exercise. It's something I long for but the biggest problem is bending down and putting my tennis shoes on. Once I go out I'm OK.