I come from a long line of teachers. Not only did I not go into the family business; I had an aborted law career and I played in bands. 'Disco Pigs' was my first professional acting experience.

Actors' careers are random with a capital "R."

My wife can see always how a part affects me personally because she has to live with it.

It seemed to work on camera. And there's very few films - because you make a lot of films and you meet people and you work very intensely and intimately and then you're gone - but there's a few where you actually make friends, and this [The Fall] was one.

I'm terrible. I'm the wrong person to talk to, I really don't know a thing.

I like watching film, I go to the cinema, but a lot of times I go to see kids' films.

I loved The Fall; I was kind of obsessed with that show.