It's hard to overestimate the teenage appetite for high drama.

And then some days you wake up and everything's perfect

Their friendship was like a wilted bunch of flowers that she insisted on topping up with water. Why not let it die instead?

All young people worry about things, it's a natural and inevitable part of growing up, and at the age of sixteen my greatest anxiety in life was that I'd never again achieve anything as good, or pure, or noble, or true, as my O-level results.

Fear and anxiety are great motivators for me.

When I was an actor, I worked with lots of men who had a bit of success early on, who were very good looking, who suddenly made a bit of money and who felt no embarrassment - and nor should they have done - about having a good time.

…and you smile back and try not to think about the fact that you have nothing, absolutely nothing, to say to each other.