I wish that the arts were better supported, and you can't say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens, artists will keep going.

I was quite a shy child – not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.

The most amazing thing is when you find yourself watching someone in the café or something doing something weird. It's amazing what people do, isn't it, when you just look at them, when you take the time to look.

The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.

I'd like to have a go at directing.

I don't think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?

The thing I love about acting is that you can bring something very personal into the open and at the same time remain hidden because you're always playing a character in a story that someone else has imagined. You're always protected.