Ioan Gruffudd

“As long as you understand that you find happiness through family, friends and love, then money is just a nice bonus.”

“Had you met me when I was 18 I was very, very patriotic almost to the point of sounding a little bit bigoted or racist, but then I moved away, came to London, my eyes were opened and I saw the world.”

“Los Angeles gets a very bad rap, the perception, especially by us Brits, is 'Oh, it's so fake,' but it's the antithesis!”

“And I guess I have a face and a look that sort of lends itself to period costume!”

“Often in my game as an actor, someone else pays for your travel and there's nothing like being able to lie flat on a flight home from L.A.”

“I've been brought up with the Christian faith with my family.”

“Robert Lindsay is a legend, he can do anything. Sing, dance, make you laugh. I was in awe of him on 'Hornblower.'”

“I learned certain exercises to help me cope, to get myself in tip-top mental shape to deal with auditions and rejection.”

“Having kids, you can't function with a hangover.”

“That's one of the things we love about being an actor. We get to change things up all the time to remain fresh.”

“On a trip to Cabo San Lucas, I was obsessed with Donna Tartt's 'The Secret History.' We were staying at the Esperanza hotel doing all sorts of lovely things, but I couldn't wait to get back to the book at night.”

“I'm really enjoying living in Los Angeles. It's a great city to live in. I'm living a very suburban domesticated lifestyle out there - a two bedroomed little bungalow with two cars, and we're just driving around, going to meetings here and there - it's lovely!”

“One often doesn't often get to do the same part, over and over again, unless you do a run in the theater.”

“I didn't work for more than two years. I sat on the couch and waited for work to come in. I got depressed, went into the abyss.”

“Liar' is the best work I've done.”

“I could do an American accent, if I were immersed in the accent, meaning if I were living back in Los Angeles and rehearsing and auditioning the whole time.”

“Being attractive, it's not something I do consciously. It's incredibly flattering that people think I appeal to women. But that was a gift from my parents.”

“I'm grateful for all the experiences, even the negative ones.”

“Speed I like. I do love driving and I've had a couple of those experiences where you go to a track and can test cars around the track.”

“It would take me 10 lifetimes to achieve even half of what Wilberforce achieved.”