I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the camera is being moved and the way the light is being used, you do get an idea of it.

I had bags of energy as a kid.

I heard the various terms of abuse at school and probably indulged them in the way you do as a kid.

The film is about Joe discovering who his mother and father are and his relationship with them, and the identity crisis he goes through once he finds out who his parents are.

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.

Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming.

The money is better in films and television. But in terms of acting, theatre is more rewarding.