Britain is producing some of the worst films in the world. Our film industry is desperate to be part of America, and we just churn out flaccid imitations of bad films over there.

The great thing about having spent all this time on film sets is that I've been able to watch directors and how they work. I now know that this is what I want to do as well: to tell stories visually. But it's definitely my vision that I want to put across, nobody else's.

I can't sit around doing nothing. If I'm not working, I have a habit of becoming rather insular.

What's it like to kiss Mel Gibson?

The events with Henry III happened, obviously the way it happened, liberties were taken.

Sunday evenings often feel like the weekend is over before it's even begun.

It's funny, I listen to friends who talk about back when they were 14, eight, 16, whatever, as if it was yesterday. Me, I've no idea what I did. It's all a blur, I'm afraid.