Everything's so accelerated now.

I haven't done as many films as I would have liked.

I was never very happy at school.

What was interesting was talking to older gay men about what it was like being gay in the Eighties.

I've been a lucky boy.

I've been exploring a lot of different avenues with a number of very different and very, very exciting filmmakers and writers. That's been the trip. I like to find something very, very different from the last thing I did, which might be similar to something I've done before, but as long as it's different from the last thing I did, it keeps me entertained.

Family is hugely important to me. Having kids is the best possible way to shake off any kind of darkness that might accompany a role that you're playing.