I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never obscured by the part of me that does the work myself. I just love going to the movies.

You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.

There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.

I still relate to my father very much. I mean, I talk to him in a certain way, as we do talk to the dead.

I'm a warrior when it comes to pursuing roles.

Be grateful, be grateful, be grateful.

England is obsessed with where you came from, and they are determined to keep you in that place, be it in a drawing room or in the gutter.