We all need a firm sense of identity.

I got a tiny part in a play, auditioned for another one and got that as well. Not only that, the first finished on the Saturday and the other started on the Monday which is like an actor's dream!

It can be very difficult to trace your birth parents.

When you seek revenge, be sure to dig two graves.

No matter how big a name you are, how many big series you've been in or how good looking you are, in the end, all actors are secondary to the writer.

Twelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a lot.

I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just had to tell the narrative.