As an actor, there is room for a certain amount of creativity, but you're always ultimately going to be saying somebody else's words. I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions.

Some people are asking me questions like this is a more shocking subject, which is so strange.

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.

To be honest, I would like to have worked with Peter Sellers, because when people talk about classic British actors, you talk about Lawrence Olivier, and Peter Sellers was just in the most amazing films.

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

Every job I do, I like to think it makes me better or I learn things. It's all about how much something's going to stretch me or test me.

There's never enough time to do nothing!