Quotes

Being a father has been, without a doubt, my greatest source of achievement, pride and inspiration. Fatherhood has taught me about unconditional love, reinforced the importance of giving back and taught me how to be a better person.

When your child comes to you at a young age and declares he or she is passionate about this or that, the natural tendency for many parents, out of love, is to simply support that decision. That's the path of least resistance, but it's not necessarily the best path, in my opinion.

The love and affection of the people of Odisha continues to inspire me every day.

I had no great love for the trappings of power.

The people of Orissa had unmatched love and respect for Bijubabu. There is no way that you can wish away his legacy.

We knew that Father was loved in Orissa. But the ocean of emotion that greeted us on his death was an eye-opener.

My relationship with my dad was complex, especially when I came out. The years of verbal abuse, all of it drink-fuelled, were difficult. Later, though, he came to see me on stage in 'La Cage aux Folles' - one of his favourite shows - and loved it. Theatre won him over and he accepted me in the end.

I love my bike, a hybrid Matrix Express, which is fast, cheap, easy to park and good exercise.

I love my sporty but classic brown leather Picard satchel.

I chose when I was 30 to change my life entirely and become a director and sit in the dark and that's what I love doing.

The Thorn Birds' by Colleen McCullough. I took it on a holiday to Greece and just fell in love with it.

My wife Jane left me for another man. Then I fell in love with a bloke. I have been gay ever since.

Don't get me wrong, I really like being a judge on 'Strictly.' But my first love and passion is directing and choreography and I will be doing that until the day I die.

I'm a lovely person, considerate and loving.

What would people be surprised to know about me? That I love cooking and chopping wood for the heating system in my house.

I love getting in the kitchen because I don't get the chance when I'm staying in hotels and on the road.

Love Island' is for people who aren't celebrities, who've done nothing in their life and are trying to be someone and get something to be famous.

Strictly' is nothing like 'Love Island'... absolutely not.

Just do what you love.

I always believe in backing up a team that is super passionate and loves to work with each other.

I'm getting a lot of stick because my character in 'Young Dracula' wanted to be vampire, so now that I am a vampire, everyone's like, 'You finally did it!' But it's cool and I loved doing 'Young Dracula.' That show's finished and I don't know why it ended, so it was brilliant to go into 'Being Human,' which is like the adult version of it.

I'd love to pop back into 'Being Human' as Adam. I love the character so much. I've never really played a character like that. I'm always playing the geek, so to play a kid who is very energetic when he wants to be, and who is always trying to get the girls, was really cool.

Before 9/11, I was playing a wide range of characters. I would play a lover, a cop, a father. As long as I could create the illusion of the character, the part was given to me. But after 9/11, something changed. We became the villains, the bad guys. I don't mind to play the bad guy as long as the bad guy has a base.

I got mad love for hot tubs.

I was approached by my agent, who said they were interested in me for 'Mr. Robot'. Then I binge-watched the show, and I was like, 'Uh, I would like this. Show me how I'm gonna fit in there, but yeah, I would love it.'