James Russell Lowell

The surest plan to make a man is, think him so.

The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

Channel 4 are a great bunch of people to work with and the crew are lovely. Working at ITV was like being in the court of Caligula.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.