Hugh Bonneville

After World War II, the major estates really did collapse.

Everyone at some point in their lives feels excluded and misunderstood.

Young people are so often dissed by the media.

To go to the White House is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In fact, the building is not that big.

I always try to look for the best in most places.

I'd love to retire somewhere like Winchester, where you have one foot on the pavement but a sense of being in the country as well.

I've often been the guy who doesn't get the girl.

I have an excellent internal compass.

I've had people come up to me in the past and say they enjoyed whatever show I've been in.

When you are in the eye of the storm, you are often not aware of the whiplash around you.

Am I athletic? In my dreams.

I certainly couldn't run a big country house, nor could I organize the greatest show on earth.

A typical Christmas is me shucking oysters. I love them and I always get them in at Christmas.

At home I have a Tibetan terrier. I'm still not sure if he's a genius or very thick. It's a fine line.

I do realise how incredibly lucky I am.

I had girlfriends, but settling down was the last thing on my mind.

At 19, you know everything; by the time you're 40, you haven't got a clue.