Actor

I always wanted to sing, as a child.

I certainly didn't want to make another movie that's 'just another Dracula film.'

In 10 years, I'd love to live near the sea, in a warmer climate. I could see myself with three dogs... and it'd be great to share them with someone else.

Peter Jackson is a wonderful man. He's a great director. He's found his niche in life.

I research the role, and if it's a literary character, I read the book, and if it's an historical figure, I research documents and biographies. If it's a fictional character, I work off the script.

It's a lot of fun being dressed by designers and surrounded by publicists.

I don't necessarily pay extreme attention to what I wear on a daily basis, but I do love to wear something special for an important occasion or when I feel happy.

I think the best directors rarely lose their temper.

I had a role in 'Crossroads' when I was about 21, and then I went on to perform in 'Small Change' and then 'Piaf' in the Donmar Warehouse, London, and it was when I was there that some casting directors spotted me.

Most of the time, you do films and they can be big films, but you are rarely aware of the fan base that comes with it.

When I'm training hard, the diet is miserable.

I do like Jason Statham as a person and as an actor. I think he's a great performer, and he delivers every time.

I come from a country that lives and breathes rugby, and I didn't think there would be anywhere else in the world that could be the same. But New Zealand takes it to another dimension. It's extraordinary how much passion Kiwis have for the game.

I come from south Wales. A place called Aberbargoed.

People come up to me in pubs - gay pubs, mind you - and can't believe that I'm gay.

I used to take my car and go down to the South Island for five or six days and climb glaciers and jump out of planes and jump off bridges and go white water rafting - a bit of thrill-seeking.

I was often looked at as a leper by kids at school because I was a Jehovah's Witness. They didn't like it - you were 'weird'. And on Saturday mornings, you'd be knocking at their doors. I remember standing there with my mum and dad, thinking, 'Oh my God, I know whose door this is, and I'll have to see them on Monday.' It was terrible.

I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things out and not feel like you're failing or that you're doing it wrong.

I love to sit down on a beanbag at the end of the day and watch my fish. It's therapeutic, isn't it? They're alive, and I'm keeping them alive. I like the responsibility.

Voices are always a challenge. I always have to work at each accent I do.