My father was an academic, an eccentric. He was a lecturer.

North Hollywood isn't actually Hollywood, it's in the San Fernando Valley... it's not the most glamorous part of L.A.

My family were all into classical music, and I found that very intimidating.

My job now is to work hard and learn all I can.

Now we have to contend with overstimulation and too many opportunities all the time, and too many decisions all the time.

In London, I take the Tube everywhere.

I miss sometimes the buzz of America. A sense that anything can change at the drop of a hat. In a way, it's an exhausting thing to live with.