“Brexit was a fantastic example of a nation shooting itself full in the...” — Hugh Grant Quote

Brexit was a fantastic example of a nation shooting itself full in the face.

I wasn't aware I was trading on my good name; I've never had a good name.

Like lots of people who say, 'I'm going to write a novel,' it's actually more comfortable to think I could write a novel than to discover that you can't.

I've always dreaded the sea - in fact, I get terribly seasick.

For a few years, I thought I was putting show business behind me. I was busy doing other things in life, particularly with politics. I was not out looking for films, really. I lost interest.

The issue for me is not just Brexit. It is beyond Brexit - how you conduct politics and the veering towards populism and English nationalism.

When we were told Brexit meant taking back powers for Parliament, no one told my constituents this meant the French parliament and the German parliament, not our own.

As I predicted, young people who overwhelmingly didn't want Brexit have turned out in their droves and exacted revenge on a generation of Leavers who they believe stole their future while enjoying generous pensions as they denied them the first rung on the property ladder.

If you look at it ideologically, I would say Brexit is not something that probably is good for the world.