Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Could I imagine myself as king? Of course I could.

My mother said I was a star when I was about four years old. That's all I need.

It can take a long time for some people to find out how to ground themselves, and film sets are an odd atmosphere to do it in - especially if, like me, you finished school early.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.

I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated.