Matthew Goode

When you've got a new family, any kind of security you can have is great.

I've thought about writing, but it hasn't happened yet. It's like schoolwork - you start doing your revisions two nights before you're compelled to turn it in.

I wouldn't say I'm drawn to dark roles, and it's not like I pick and choose.

You spend some time raising a child in London, carrying it around on one side of your body - it puts your back out!

I'm very much a jobbing actor who's still trying to find a place to rent down the road.

I'll tell you what, it doesn't get more beautiful than the west of Ireland. Connemara and County Derry are quite stunning, really.