'Evil' is quite a blanket term. People aren't the demonic characters we would like them to be sometimes.

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.

I couldn't think of anything worse than going to a fancy dress party. So, if somebody invited me to one, I'd go as the Invisible Man and not turn up.

Savannah is amazing with the town squares and the hanging moss and the French Colonial houses. It's brutally romantic.

I always try to put myself in the way of surprise as much as possible. My ambition is to keep challenging myself. I like that journey of discovery.

I'm no good at down-time. I panic slightly and then plan a project or set up a meeting about starting a project.

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