Sean Bean

I don't like broad swords. They're not much fun. A broad sword is just a big chunk of steel, and there's not much finesse in it, not much skill, I don't think anyway.

Jimmy McGovern - I love his writing, and I'm a big fan of him and Alan Clarke.

My first professional role was in 'Romeo and Juliet,' and I played Tybalt, who was Romeo's enemy, in a small production of that in the U.K.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.