The control is shifting because of the democratisation of the internet. My industry is very good at building walls to stop people getting in.

You've got to trust the ground you're standing on and the work you've done in telling your story. The goal should be to bring those thousands of people - viewers - together and make them one. When you feel that happening, it's usually in silence, not applause or laughter.

People have different reasons for the way they live their lives. You cannot put everyone's reasons in the same box.

After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in the Valley.

There's something very interesting about the way each individual actor approaches stuff.

I find it sad that by not talking about who I sleep with, that makes me mysterious. There was a time when I would have been called a gentleman.

Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention.