I've been writing and wanting to direct for a long time.

You're watching your kids playing football and you're not present. It's like the worst... it's horrible. I despise myself for it. I think it's a particularly male thing. Being present and in the moment with your kids is something a lot of men struggle with.

No matter how extreme things get, it still has that ring of truth about it that backs the characters - even though they're despicable and what they're doing isn't right you still care for their fate.

Hoodwink is a product of his environment. He grew up in Belfast, he was part of the UDA and he fought for what he believed in - or was brainwashed into believing - because of the people that surrounded him.

For me, I've never drawn a distinction between live-action acting and performance-capture acting. It is purely a technology.

I love acting and certainly won't give it up, but it's part of a bigger canvas for me now.

I am a bit evangelical, I know, but performance-capture is still misunderstood.