I remember meeting the likes of Johnny Carson and Jimmy Stewart for the first time and being completely starstruck.

London is a very energising place to be.

Its the details and the human element that makes Recount entertaining. Even though we know how the election ends, it plays like a thriller. Its also funny.

Whether its Veep or Homeland or The West Wing - which is a more idealised version of democracy - people are fascinated by politics.

Whatever mistakes you make this time around, you will live through on your next pass. Every mistake you make, you will live through again and again, forever. So my advice to you is to get it right this time around. Because this time is all you have.

I was not a studious kid, and I struggled to find things that would command my attention and engage my ideas and energies.

I can imagine there is going to come a time when someone will do 13 hours of a story without breaks.