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

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

I don’t think that actors are necessarily any more uncomfortable in their skin than anyone else. I suppose I feel more comfortable in my skin now, but you’re always playing a character, aren’t you? You tell different versions of yourself to different people and vice versa. Here, or in the photo shoot or wherever, it’s a representation of you. It’s not you-you. That’s how you get through it.

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

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

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