I always think it's a sign of a truly gifted director when they can move seamlessly between genres.

I like the little bit of distance that London affords me and I like living in a world capital. I like having the culture at my fingertips.

I'm not interested in a good man's life. I'm interested in contradiction.

You do your due diligence, you read as much as you can, and then, ultimately, I find that you discard that and you concentrate on the characters [of 'Antropoid'] and you can draw on [the research] if you wish, but I think ultimately it's about bringing as much truth and honesty to the portrayal as possible.

I think it's necessary to keep moving forward. I've always said that nostalgia is death, really for anyone creative.

Having started out in theatre, I feel an impulse to do it as much as I can

If you behave like a celebrity, then people will treat you like a celebrity, and if you don't, they won't. There's not much to write about me in the tabloids.