In some ways, you get to find your voice better in [a sequel] because you have to define how you're doing it differently.

I'm possibly a very morbid person but I think about death a lot.

The art world can be very intimidating because it's just so vast. You talk to people who are really clued in to all the young artists and coming into it you're never going to be able to catch up immediately, even though there's pressure to.

I'm a serial monogamist. I'm not one of those people that can date loads of people at the same time, it's all too complicated.

What I learned is that acting is to a large extent about trying to stave off self-doubt long enough to be natural and real onstage.

People tell me I look mournful. They say, "Cheer up, Dan, it's not that bad!" Sometimes, I just look into space, which freaks people out. If I was ever required to do anything other than look haunted, I could. I'm a happy person.

Fans are really important for me. And if they take pains to write me, it's the minimum that I answer myself.