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

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.

My parents always knew I was hopeless at everything else, I was fortunate in that I was backed all the way. I came to it late and only because I thought there'd be loads of women and drinking!

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

I want to direct but I think I'd be bloody awful and I don't want to produce but I think I'd be a very good producer because if I believed in something I'd be able to protect it.

I had bags of energy as a kid.

Television, although It's in steep decline, still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have voices.