I'm very lucky, I've got two very loving parents, still very much together, and always been very supportive.

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

Working with animals is always going to be tough because the animal doesn't know it's an actor.

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.

It's very difficult to say anything in Icelandic. I can say "takk," which means "thank you." That's about all I learned.

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.

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