Art is all about the experience. I could say I dont really relate to opera, but then you watch Placido Domingo, and you go, Blimey, look at that.

I grew up in Birmingham, but my parents are originally from Barbados. My dad, Romeo, was a long-distance lorry driver, and my mother, Mayleen, worked in catering.

New York is vibrant, sexy, naughty, always surprising, and has great live music and great fashion.

I loved working with Mandy Patinkin, I have to say.

Forget fashion, dress for comfort and for ease of getting through security, so no hats, belts or unnecessary accessories.

Art is all about the experience. I could say I dont really relate to opera, but then you watch Placido Domingo, and you go, Blimey, look at that.

Working at the National Theatre is just wonderful. There is no place like the South Bank on a summer's afternoon.