Dominic West

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

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

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

People seem to think I'm Satan. ”

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. ”

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

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

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

I think I've got a funny face. ”