The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict.

I was spending a lot of time in trailers, you know, on film sets surrounded by film people.

Don't worry about telling your actor what to do.

I have worked with a lot of great directors but my favorites are all entirely different from one another. They don't go about it the same way.

The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what makes it so difficult.

Giving kids whatever they ask for is disastrous parenting. There's no sense of something earned. I'm sorry, but when you're 12, you don't need a new cell phone every few months just because a new one comes out.

From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London.