Cable TV has become where the best actors, writers and directors have gone to work because they are allowed to do character-driven stories.

Netflix did it right and focused on all the things that have replaced the dumb, raw numbers of the Nielsen world - they embraced targeted marketing and 'brand' as a virtue higher than ratings.

I dont even think in terms of ambition.

I have long been a supporter of The Princes Trust, and so when American Express asked me to launch Amex Be Inspired and help young people build their confidence and fulfil their potential, I was delighted to get involved.

I think that there is no doubt that every experience you have in your life, whether it's playing a character or something else, you bring that to the work.

It's much more interesting when you go to different places - make a left turn when nobody expects you to make a left turn, and make a right when nobody expects you to do that.

It's the kind of democratization of the Internet that has led to the breaking down of barriers into the creative arts.