You have this impression from England that New Yorkers can be quite aggressive, but certainly the people that I've bumped into and the friends I've made here don't seem that way. Just walking down the street and asking for directions, people seem to be very helpful and happy to help.

I remember sitting in school and thinking, 'I don't know why I'm here, because I know I'm going to act and I know I'm going to America.'

A lot of the time, people want to hear from someone like myself. They want to give it a shot. It's challenging, and it's driven me more than discouraged me.

I had a dialect coach to get an American accent, and then another dialect coach to come off it a bit. There is something deep and mysterious in the voice when it isn't too high-pitched American.

I don't ever want to be hugely famous because I had a little taste of it after 'East Is East' and 'Bend It.'

I am one of the new characters in the brand new series of 'Postman Pat.' It has been a joy to do.

I am still married, yes - no children. I have Benzo, though; he's my dog, a Lhasa apso.