Never underestimate the power of denial.

My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.

It's a lot harder to find fault with the mundane details of daily existence when you really, really know on a cellular level that you're going to go, and that this moment, right now, is life. Life isn't what happens to you in 20 years. This moment, right now, is your life.

When I go home, the last thing I want to do is read about the popular lore of vampires.

I would say try to tell stories that you care about as opposed to stories that you think will sell.

I felt pride, wonderful pride, when I was captain. It was an honour to take over from Labby. Anybody who has ever captained a big club, which Everton are, will tell you it's a great honour.

The difference between film and TV is the pace. You don't have the leisure of time in television.