I was a student in London in the '70s, so CBGB really wasn't on my radar at all. Obviously, I was aware of the emergence of the Police in England and as an art student, I was very aware of David Byrne, but I suppose my musical taste at that time certainly didn't stretch towards the Dead Boys or the Ramones.

If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust.

I'm a lot less serious than people think.

I am hellbent on defying your expectations, at every turn, and even if you don't like what's being done, I dare you to find it uninteresting.

The point about a great story is that it's got a beginning, a middle and end.

Actors are actually very supportive of each other.

If you could build a house on a trampoline, that would suit me fine.