Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.

We are so mired in the complexity of our reactions to other people that when you come across someone who is asocial, there is a simplicity that is refreshing.

I used to collect knick-knacks, like wizards, trolls and little buddhas, and arrange them like precious things on a shelf.

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.

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 would have loved to have been a painter or a sculptor. I'm still fascinated by those things.

I am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything.