I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema.

My dad gave me threepence to pay the fine but I spent it on a Wagon Wheel

Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.

I've made six films since I made Secrets and Lies but I still live in London and I'd love to do theater.

I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.

In fact at home I sometimes like to be quiet and hear the sounds of the world outside.

When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training.