Quotes

[on fans] I'm flattered and delighted that people take the time and trouble to be interested in my stuff. If I see someone I admire, I have to go over and tell them. I understand the impulse and appreciate it.

I like to get on with everybody, I like to smile when I'm in pain and I like to make sure that everyone goes and everything is tickety-boo and enjoyable in a company or in a filming or in any circumstance. And that's meant that sometimes people think that it's very easy to tread on me.

I went to thirteen different senior schools (...) what I learned to do eventually was - to not get beaten up as it were in the first few days at every single school I've ever been to - was to keep my mouth shut and stop looking like I was happy with everything and smirking when people said something horrible to me and coming back with a witty epithet because that got me beaten up so many times, it's untrue!

[on his Vikings (2013) character] I don't believe that Aelle is the villain at all.

[on what he looks for in a role/script] Generally, I look for an arc that has many levels, but as with most actors, I look to get an offer of a noticeable character with an interesting journey that I can get my teeth into.