I love film people and actors and I am in the right world because I am one of those people.

I won`t buy into the Hollywood thing...I want to be in good movies.

The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for old black and white movies on BBC 2. At the weekends they used to run matinees, and the more romantic the better.

Conservative's the last thing I am.

I fight cynicism. It`s too easy. It`s really boring. It`s much harder to be positive and see the wonder of everything. Cynicism is a bunch of people who aren`t as talented as other people, knocking them because they make them feel even more untalented.

Once you've agreed the script, you must be willing to go as far as it needs to go on set.

I would tend to be drawn to independent cinema as a viewer, probably more than the big blockbuster.