I don't think that you necessarily need a certain type of background to take on roles. You see actors from very, very privileged backgrounds playing working class characters and vice-versa. I don't think your background limits you as to what you can do.

I always feel that if you put me in a room with a director and a writer and let me talk about the script, I can give a good account of myself.

I had to smile when stories emerged questioning whether I was gay. Obviously I knew I wasn't but people were curiously desperate to suggest I was ... when you know a gay guy has a crush on you, it's the most flattering thing.

Also I just think I've been lucky enough to have great parents, and I've had good people around me who have always been honest with me, who would give me a purely metaphorical slap if I ever got too big for my boots.

Acting is really instinctual and I think you can overanalyse what you're doing. A lot of it has to be based on instinct.

As an artist, you have a path that you're on that evolves with the kinds of stories you want to tell.

There are two types of poets: People who write poetically about their lives, and poets that live poetically and write about it.