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" I've had some strange notes from fans and a few weird gifts. "

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" I don't think I believe in ghosts, per se. But, my nearest experience was when I went on a weekend away and was in a bar in England, years ago, with an ex-girlfriend. I heard this scratching. I was about to go to bed and I was thinking, 'It's an old ghost.' I could hear this noise, but I couldn't work out where it was coming from. "

" I did my share of kid acting, like lots of us do. I even played King Herod when I was 6, but when I got to the end of my school period, that was it. "

" To me, the difference between New York and London is that things are boring and staid in London. "

" In Britain, you do your job. When you do an American TV show, there is a sense of being one with the crew, and there is a leadership element, which was a learning curve for me because it is very different culturally. In Britain, you just do it, leave and say, 'Thanks.' "

" One of my fears would be getting torn apart by a great white shark. I love the ocean, but I always have this deep fear of getting torn apart by a great whitey. "

" I was in New Zealand and met this girl. Her sister dared me to bungee jump, so I did! It was a spur-of-the-moment decision - I wanted to impress the girl, and it worked! We were in a relationship after that. "

" Everybody has a bit of body armor they wear to protect themselves, and love is about trying to break it down. You have to see who a person really is and connect with her to break that armor. "

" Read more. Read every time you go to bed; read in the day - because at least, reading a book, you can't be distracted by anything else. "

" I think the best way to become a character is by osmosis as opposed to thinking directly about stuff. "

" What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them. "

" Inherently, I'm not a huge extrovert, so I actually find interviews and all the glamour to be a bit challenging sometimes. "

" Let's see... I have a thing for pretty legs. But most importantly, I like confident women. "

" I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works? "

" People say that New Yorkers aren't friendly, but I think they're more friendly than Londoners. Here there is a front-footed nature of Americans. You can go out on a night out and meet 10 random people and stay in touch with them, whereas that's not going to happen in the same way in London. "

" British shows, especially on a first commission, don't get the cash that the U.S. shows get. "

" I always think that you finish one movie, you start a new one, and you think, 'OK. I did that last one. Now I've learned. I know how this works.' Then by the end of the movie, you think, 'No, I don't, really.' "

" New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. "

" I find sharing intimate details with people that you don't know an interesting concept. I like to keep some things to myself. "

" It's frustrating we still don't see more movies featuring strong women. "

" I watched 'The Shield.' That was a big show for me. "

" I'm a bit of a dude. I like meat. But I am buying it more responsibly, where it's more sourced responsibly. "

" Diving into Internet speculation is like playing with the devil. It's tempting, of course. "

" Sometimes the best parts are the leading men. But the little parts can be similarly gratifying. "

" I just like being present. "

" I think you can tell when a New York show isn't shot in the city. It's so iconic and has such a specific energy. "

" I'm a pessimist by nature, so I don't believe something until someone has kind of punched me over the head with it. "

" Every time I come, I'm still amazed at the breadth California has. Big Sur, Yosemite, the desert... I love it. "

" 'Divergent' is a story about people who don't fit into a category - that is a big part of the message - but it's also about conformity and forcing people into these simple archetypes. At the end of the day, humans don't exist like that. We're multifaceted. "

" I know there's Brooklyn and all the boroughs, but Manhattan specifically is so condensed that the energy is very vibrant. Everywhere you look there is something happening. "