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" I would love to be in a Jimmy McGovern drama on TV, but there is no way he would ever ask me unless it would be to play a lawyer or something. "

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" When you have kids, you don't really watch TV anymore, and when I do, I binge-watch box sets of 'Breaking Bad.' "

" They sent me the script, and I was dubious at first. I said, 'Lost in Space? They're reviving that? They tried to do that with the film, and it didn't work.' And then I read the script, and I actually liked it. "

" I watched a lot of American TV, all those repeats of 'Star Trek,' 'Fantasy Island,' 'M*A*S*H,' 'Lost in Space.' All that stuff was the fodder of my childhood. "

" That's the privilege of being a grandparent - they can indulge the children while parents have to be the bad guy. Grandparents can also be subversive and naughty with them. "

" Drama school is really a forum for making a fool of yourself. "

" Quite honestly, as long as I am working, can enjoy what I do, get on with it, and put bread on the table, I am really happy. "

" Prior to doing a 'Bond' film, I was a young actor doing classical theater and some BBC dramas. Then, suddenly, I was thrown into this franchise. I had never experienced anything like it. "

" Since I've had kids, I thank God that I don't drink, as I really wouldn't have been able to cope. "

" I was doing a lot of great theatre, but I just couldn't work out how to make ends meet. "

" The Humpback Trail on New Zealand's South Island is really beautiful. It is a 70 km walk over about four days and is fairly arduous. You go through prehistoric forest and up to the top of Humpback Mountain, where there are amazing views down to the Tasman Sea. "

" I'm fair-skinned, so beaches are a bit boring for me. I'm either smeared in lotion or under a shade. However, I do love the sea - diving, swimming and snorkelling. "

" You can't learn how to act; you can only really learn it through experience and practice and really finding what your voice is and what you want to be as an actor. "

" Although I loved 'Black Sails,' 'Lost in Space' was like holiday camp after that. "

" Whenever I'm doing stage, I want to be doing screen, and vice versa. "

" I love travelling with my laptop because I get a bit nervous if I can't access my e-mails. "

" I love Scotland, mainly for its landscape. I like walking, and it's a great place to go hiking. "

" My parents' parents were regular working-class people. I ended up speaking in a certain way, and one gets sidelined into doing certain parts. I think that is really quite narrow-minded. "

" I am a Londoner and I love my home. There are many things about this country which drive me crazy, but when I am in America, I feel wrong there. "

" On the whole, I don't watch television. "

" 'Black Sails' was an amazing experience, but it was a really tough show for me to do. After four years, it was pretty exhausting because it was such a huge production. "

" I remember my parents being really on me about speaking in a certain way when I was young, I think because they came from a class that aspired to talk like that. "

" If you're going to reboot something, reboot it in a totally original way that speaks to a new generation. "

" People assume that I'm an aristocrat, but I don't really feel part of any class. "

" I grew up in the States and Canada for a while because my mum came over in the 1970s. We lived in Los Angeles for a couple of years and then moved to Canada for a few more. "

" I remember going to the cinema to watch 'Blade Runner' when I was 14 or 15. It was a huge flop when it came out. The cinema was almost empty. I was blown away by it. "

" I had a fantastic stepfather, so I didn't resent him in any way, although I was unnerved by him. He was not an easy man, although he was incredibly charming, gregarious, and fun. "

" Before children, it's kind of easy to be solipsistic - you and your wife are in this hermetic little thing, and your own desires, wants, needs, tastes dictate your choices. Then, suddenly, all of that's gone. "

" I don't really want the kind of Englishness that I have represented. "

" I've learnt an enormous amount from my children. Mostly that my agenda isn't the most important thing in the world. For a while, I was trying to squeeze them into my life. And it was such torment! It makes you realise how selfish you are. "

" I have a huge acting crush on Gene Hackman. I just love watching him. "