As a teenager I was crazy about David Bowie. He was a huge inspiration for me. I dressed a little bit crazily in school and dyed my hair every colour under the sun.

I don’t mind looking like I need a good wash and a good meal... Any actor who starts taking ‘sex symbol’ seriously or thinks of themselves as a sex symbol has got some serious problems.

I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.

I'm the git in the family.

As I get older, I've been having a better and better time.

You see these actresses who have had Botox or something else done, and it takes you out of the film.

Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.