I think I’m quite a lazy person, actually. If I’m not careful, I could just stay in bed all day.

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

I like to act because I can forget about everything else.

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

My house is very clean apart from a very small part of it that looks as if we've been burgled, which is my office.

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