Dominic West

“I've hung out at dozens of playgrounds, bored out of my mind, with not even a look of comfort from disapproving mothers all around me. Either they think I'm a pedophile or a deadbeat dad. That's what I get for being a single dad - suspicious looks at the playground.”

“People seem to think I'm Satan.”

“I've always wanted to play more comic parts.”

“No, I don't think 'The Wire' screwed up my career at all.”

“I went to America to get away from constantly being cast in costume dramas, playing posh people.”

“My mum's parents were from Ireland, my dad's mum was American-Irish.”

“Apparently it'll all settle down and they'll forget about it soon.”

“For a straight man, I seem to have to kiss an awful lot of men!”

“The kiss always gets a hell of a reaction.”

“I like to believe there are ghosts all over the place!”

“I think I've got a funny face.”

“If you do an American TV series, before the audition you sign away the next five years of your life.”

“Prince Charles is the best-dressed man in the world.”

“I'm only stopped by people in uniform, whether it's customs people, janitors, or the FBI - they all watch 'The Wire.' Sadly, beautiful, glamorous women don't know anything about it.”

“You've got to grab every opportunity that comes up.”

“I look ridiculous in a three-piece suit - I'm too fat.”

“It would have been an interesting run if we hadn't gotten along! It was good casting, I suppose.”

“I'm a rather crude cook.”

“I don't know why British actors are getting big parts in American TV shows. Maybe it's because we're cheap.”

“Since I got married my wife doesn't really let me wear anything that I used to because she says I have no taste at all.”