I look for the character to be something interesting, the script to have a good story and be original, and a director that I admire.

If I was painting or writing, I wouldn't veer away from things because they seemed unsavoury to me. So as an actor, I kind of think the same way. I should do things that are different and interesting and shed light on the craziness of the world.

You know, honestly, acting in film is remarkably independent. You're doing your thing and someone else is doing their thing.

Hope is the most exciting thing in life, and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will come. And even if it doesn't come straight away, there is still that chance all through your life that it will.

I don't think I really understand girls now.

Up until the age of 16, I was very focused on sport - I played a lot of football. Then I tore my ACL and had to stop playing.

I get quite fed up being on a film set day after day, six days a week. It can get to be a grind.