I'm not an overnight success. I've been doing it for 12 years. It's been lovely and varied so far.

I remember very clearly someone saying, 'Don't shake hands with the cactus,' and I thought, 'Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?' Shaking hands is a friendly gesture.

My massive motivation in life is to make parents proud. But even that has to stop at a point.

People always want to knock you when you're up.

I did a lot of acting at school and university, then I went to drama school. It was quite a normal route.

For brain surgeons it's particularly difficult to deal with failure. It was fascinating to learn about that whole world.

Animations are really powerful - it's not just entertainment, it's a very cunning way to get good ideas across.