I think it's always easier to play parts that you have something concrete that you can relate to.

The things that prey on my mind in London seem to disappear as soon as I find myself in a different environment. Survival mode kicks in.

I have family dotted everywhere - Dad's in California; I've got aunts in Scotland and Virginia; family in Kansas City; family in Manchester and London.

I read a lot of heavy literature when I'm on set, so on holiday I want to indulge in something light-hearted.

If you're playing someone who has lived, there's the risk of imitation, or whether you focus on the essence of who that character was as opposed to physical mannerisms. So, you have to figure out what it is ultimately that this particular adaptation of the story, whether it's fiction or not, is trying to say.

It's people's worst fantasy to see their partner kissing someone else, even though it's a job and it's not real.

I'd love to do an action movie. Something with lots of stunts. Anything fast and dangerous and involving guns.