You know obviously a big TV or film break would be lovely, but I find that I’m essentially a theatre trained actor and that’s what I love doing. I love fringe theatres in London, I love theatres like the Royal Court, Soho and the National obviously and if I could work in any of those and be a jobbing actor for a while then I’m very lucky.

Politics is a game and a profession. It doesn't really serve the people the politicians are supposed to serve.

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter, I think a lot of actors are. I still am.

You know that thing when you break up with someone and you’re walking around the town where you both live and you’re just really hoping to see them? You know that you’re not supposed to see them, but there’s nothing you want more.

Like every actor, you get notorious for maybe one role and then get offered a lot of similar roles.

I've inherited the bad poetry genes, but not the inventor genes.

I try not to read the social networks too much. I find that way madness lies.