All my good friends are actors, really. It's different when you have a family, but they're still the people I meet most often. My best friend is Ian Hart, but then I've known him since I was five.

In all honesty, we all want our fantasy selves to be the best people. We all think in a time of crisis, we will react heroically and with humanity.

I'm not a perfectionist at all. I find perfectionists boring because the real creative heart is in the mess somewhere.

When you are an actor, rejection and disappointment are an occupational hazard.

I love telling stories. I like the challenges presented to me on a daily basis. There's nothing resting about acting.

Liverpool has always made me brave, choice-wise. It was never a city that criticised anyone for taking a chance.

All actors think every job will be their last.