Fans believe they have a relationship with you, either through your TV character or, more reasonably, through the tweets you may have exchanged. In a way, you have gotten to know them. You learn about people's kids, families, pets.

I love those connections that make this big old world feel like a little village.

The only time I get recognised is when I go somewhere that is showing 'Coupling' on local television.

French cinema allows women to look... a certain way and be talented at the same time.

I took part in two 'Leverage' conventions. Fans fly in from as far as Russia and Australia. It's expensive to attend.

Every name in a TV show has to be run by the legal department first.

I'm not really that keen on mainstream; I'm not interested in doing the normal films. I do tend to go for the quirky, different scripts.