After this interview, I'm going to immigration to try to sort out my Green Card, just like any other normal person.

I love character roles. I'm happier in them. I look for roles that have some kind of complexity.

It's quite hard to faze me. I'm fairly un-shockable.

A lot of period dramas can appear quite arch to most people, stuffy.

I do strive to find projects that are trying to carve out some new space. I enjoy projects that leap away from the crowd a little bit.

If you can capture the humanity of a family struggling in an economic crisis you can make a difference. You can raise awareness just of the simple humanity.

It's nerve-wracking singing in front of people. I think that's why most people get drunk for karaoke.