I'm awkward around girls.

I sympathize with every kitchen porter.

I'm proud of my works. But there's not one thing that I can put my finger on and say, "That is my greatest achievement. That's my proudest moment." That's so tricky to me.

I have, I think, eight mentors. It's crazy, but I need them. They are all really important to me. They keep me grounded and advise me.

I'm a hard-mouthed north-eastern lad. That's me - the Eminem of Northeast England.

I look at my contemporaries, and we're all at different stages and levels, and all choosing different routes, different ways to do things.

It's hard to define somebody by one movie. I mean, unfortunately, my entire life was basically made by Billy Elliot. It was kind of created by that one catalytic moment.