I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.

When I finished my A-levels, I assumed I'd be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn't. I didn't get an audition. Nothing. So I thought I'd better train and then the parts would come.

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.

I love films. I love music. I love poetry and stories. All of that I feel… I sort of get very excited and fed by.

I've gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.

I've been out to LA a couple of times but, over there, the Grenouille in me always comes to the surface. I feel completely terrified, totally flummoxed, like I don't understand what the hell is going on. I've no desire at all to go back there.