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

I do like sci-fi. When I was a kid, I was always sort of locked into sci-fi stories. So, sci-fi has always had a special place in my heart.

Steve MCQueen created an entire family to tell one man's tale and I am delighted that so many of this family have also been recognised today. I am hugely grateful to the Academy for this great honour, and, of course, to Solomon Northup for sharing his story through his breathtaking book.

I'm constantly looking to see whether I look the same as I did earlier, whether I've put on or lost any weight.

My music tastes are often 20 years behind.

I think Africa will have a crisper impact on Europe, as it has traditionally, and then that will filter into the American cultural psyche, in the way that India has.

I was the classic middle child in some ways, the one who could have been a priest in an alternate universe.