He ... knew, in that instant, that his life would not be an easy one-he was different, he looked different, he thought differently.

I don't avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.

Be who you like as long as you mean it.

It is not hard to feel like an outsider. I think we have all felt like that at one time or another.

I'd been depressed before, of course. But I'm talking about really depressed. Not just feeling a bit down or sad, a depression that has something to do with biorhythms. I'm talking about the kind of depressed that floats in upon you like a fog. You can feel it coming and you can see where it is going to take you but you are powerless, utterly powerless to stop it. I know now.

I think directing in a team is a really good idea because it stops the cult of the director as God straight away, and also you're discussing things on set so it opens it out to everyone and it becomes a totally collaborative thing. And you have someone who supports you when you're feeling a bit insecure.

With Urban Secrets, I just really liked the idea of wandering around chatting to people.