I don't ever feel like I've had a moment where I am like, "There it is; perfect and holy in all ways."

The thing about film is it is a very precise form. You know if you have it and you know if you don't have it. There's not really a middle bit where you're like, "I think we kind of have that scene."

My music tastes are often 20 years behind.

That global poverty would end. That people would be able to eat. It's the worst shame in the world that people go hungry.

I think a lot of acting is about the removal of self-consciousness. The actor is going to be in front of a lot of people, and will naturally feel self-conscious. So a lot of the preparation for that is the removal of that idea. Like you embody or are connected to this character, therefore you can present this character in a way that eventually, when you come back to see it, you feel not exactly ashamed of.

In England, theres no acknowledgement the invention of slavery came from Britain.

I've always enjoyed doing a huge variety of roles, which I think helps, instead of settling for the things I might be most comfortable with.