Rather than disliking theatre, I've expressed a preference for television because it tends to deal in its small way much more with issues and is able to reach a broader church of people than theatre.

I care more about telly because it made me an actor and there's a much more immediate response to TV. You can address the political or cultural fabric of your country.

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

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.

I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.

Rather than disliking theatre, I've expressed a preference for television because it tends to deal in its small way much more with issues and is able to reach a broader church of people than theatre.

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.