James: "While I find my job as an actor challenging, I also think that there's fun in that challenge."

James: "Everybody has a bit of body armor they wear to protect themselves, and love is about trying to break it down. You have to see who a person really is and connect with her to break that armor."

James: "I'm definitely a joker."

James: "I have the same friends I've had for years and the same family. Unless you love rock n' roll and Hollywood parties and having your photo taken, I don't think necessarily things need to change too much."

James: "Naturally, obviously, nudity is a part of life."

James: "We're in a world where masculinity, especially with these big spectacle movies, is often pushed by rippling six packs and forcing an image down someone's throat trying to prove masculinity. Whereas I think true masculinity comes from having a strong sense of self."

James: "I find sharing intimate details with people that you don't know an interesting concept. I like to keep some things to myself."

James: "People say that New Yorkers aren't friendly, but I think they're more friendly than Londoners. Here there is a front-footed nature of Americans. You can go out on a night out and meet 10 random people and stay in touch with them, whereas that's not going to happen in the same way in London."

James: "It's frustrating we still don't see more movies featuring strong women."

James: "New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. All these cliches that, as an Englishman, I thought were from a bygone era or were a bit of poetic license with cop shows - the more you hang out with them, the more you realize how real that jargon is."

James: "Inherently, I'm not a huge extrovert, so I actually find interviews and all the glamour to be a bit challenging sometimes."

James: "In Britain, you do your job. When you do an American TV show, there is a sense of being one with the crew, and there is a leadership element, which was a learning curve for me because it is very different culturally. In Britain, you just do it, leave and say, 'Thanks.'"

James: "I was in the school plays, I did a lot of music. I carried on through university for short films and loads of plays."