I Wish I Hadn't Worked So Hard;

I Gave Myself Permission To Care, Because There Are A Lot Of People In This World Who Are Afraid Of Caring, Or Afraid Of Showing That They Care Because It's Uncool. It's Uncool To Have Passion. It's So Much Easier To Lose When You've Shown Everyone How Much You Don't Care If You Win Or Lose. It's Much Harder To Lose When You Show That You Care, But, You'll Never Win, Unless You Also Stand To Lose. Don't Be Afraid Of Your Passion.

The Night Manager Doesn't Exist In The Post-cold War Universe, It Exists Much More In The Modern World, I Think. There Is More Action. The Bad Guys Don't Have Particularly Political Or National-political Affiliations.

I Truly Think Any Preparation You Do Only Helps And Adds Dimension And Complexity To The Work [as An Actor].

I Thought Theater People Wouldn't See Me If I Hadn't Trained. I Didn't Want To Just Be The Brideshead Guy, To Spend The Rest Of My Life Wearing Waistcoats. I Got The Chance To Try Everything. Not Just Romeos, But Pimps And Grandfathers And Even One Role As A Woman In A Naomi Wallace Play Called Slaughter City.

Our Job Is To Represent The Truth Of Human Nature, Whether You're Playing A Tender Love Story That's Set In A Coffee Shop Or Whether You're In 'the Avengers,' Which Is Set In A Manhattan Which Is Exploding.