Gabriel Byrne is an extraordinary human being. We have two extraordinary kids and we work at it. We were always friends. He stuck by me through very hard times, and I hope he'd say the same about me.

It's hard being gay in Edwardian times.

It is very important as a human being to be able to laugh at yourself and circumstances and particularly as a Christian. We have to know that good times don't last always and bad times don't last always.

Hard times always lead to something great.

That was my way of getting through difficult times of low confidence - hard work.

Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That's hard enough.