People who put themselves on the line and sacrifice their own safety for the greater good and for others, and anyone in any profession whose concern is the welfare for other people instead of the individual, are inspiring and important.

I'm not into watching stuff I did last week, let alone three or four years ago.

You have a visceral, physical response to being in [the real] places, and the sights and sounds and the smells just bring something else out in you. You're not having to fake that or imagine that. It's there. It becomes as much an act of something you bounce off as the other people you're working with.

I'd like to think I'm a normal sort of guy, but go to my mum and she'll probably say, 'You know,Chris was always the daughter out of my three boys.'

The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel.

Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering.

I think it's important to be aware of different people's styles and how you adapt or change or steal their ideas.