Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest thing.

I'm rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.

It's a shame about California, and particularly about L.A., where they've demolished so many landmarks. It's a bit of a disease there, where if anything is over 30 years old, they sort of knock it down and replace it. It's a strange town, it's this sprawling suburb, and then there's a city, the old town.

'Nil By Mouth' was a bit autobiographical, but as I always pointed out at the time, that's not my dad.

Being a good director is knowing sometimes when not to say something.

On set I keep myself to myself; I'd rather the director speak up. I'm not gonna direct a younger actor. I think the power of example works best, actually.

To be able to do this job in the first place you've got to have a bit of an ego.