I did literature at university, so I had a real relationship with poetry, but they don't make many films about the world of a poet.

People are weird. We do live on all levels at the same time and you can be fighting and flirting, and there can be fury and sexual tension. All that stuff can co-exist so it's just a testament to how complex we are. Or maybe it's a testament to how boringly we try and simplify everything.

My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all.

I sort of lived half my life in California, half in England, so I am, I suppose, a little bit American.

Usually, if you're buried alive, that's gonna be the last time that happens, isn't it?

Men are more visual creatures and rate women based on looks. We like to laugh and be shown a good time. I've never rated anyone on looks.

I'm not big on awareness about what's going on online but usually if you do too much online stuff then you usually bump into something that hurts.