I'm always interested in playing different people, in different situationsIt doesn't matter to me whether someone is in love with a man or a woman. I find the idea of love and romance interesting. I'm a sucker for it. I like playing someone who's falling in love because I like the sensation of it. People do extraordinary things when they're falling in love.

I certainly have no plans to leave London. It's a great town.

I think you know, to not open your mind to television is silly because there's so much good work happening on television.

I was determined to make working with UNICEF not just something that I did on the trip but something I'd do for the rest of my life

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.

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.

I would encourage you as a screenwriter to trust your story and don't make notes for the actors or don't make notes for the reader.