Actor

If you decide you want to work in the film industry, you just have to bite the bullet and take other jobs until the proper jobs come in.

I don't carry off 'quirky.'

I don't comment on other people's opinion.

I guess once you've been acting for a long time, you glean the great bits of good directors and the bad bits from other directors, and you know the way that you would like to be directed.

British actors are renowned for being great villains in movies, like Bond films, all the rest of it.

I always wanted to get into proper shape.

Everybody knew me as a gay man, and in my life in London, I never tried to hide.

I feel that New Zealand is my second home.

I don't see enough theatre.

I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad.

I think sandals should be burnt. I hate them - purge them!

People want to hear your stories about these wonderful experiences you have, and that's what press tours are for.

For your own self-respect and sanity, your creative freedom, you have to be careful that you don't rely too much on other people's opinions of what you do because it can stunt and inhibit you.

And I love to cook! I've impressed hundreds of women with my cooking. And they always come back for more.

I had a very difficult upbringing.

I've always had quite long canines. It's a very strange thing. My parents don't have them.

I've had some pretty awful jobs that I don't miss, like working on a nightclub door, or compiling VIP lists at 3 A.M. in the morning, but sometimes it's just got to be done.

'The Desolation of Smaug' stands alone as an action/adventure epic movie. It's visually stunning, and the 3D is incredible. Plus, it's directed by Peter Jackson, and he's extraordinary.

Costume is a massive thing. I think costume makes you stand differently.

I've dabbled in period films in my career, and I've enjoyed each one.