You have to go where the good writing is.

The best shows succeed because they tap into a national conversation.

I was, if you like, a successful schoolboy in that I had a degree of talent in all the required things that make you a success at school.

My parents were incredibly inclusive.

I've always had a 'Work hard, play hard' attitude to life - I still do - but sometimes you get involved in something that needs a calm, methodical approach.

A cricket ball broke my nose when I was a kid so I couldn't breath through it. Before I had it operated on I used to stand on stage with my mouth slightly open.

I think people like to be scared. I think people like tension and suspense in a movie.