Acting can be a great job, but you do have to make up things to do when you're not working.

Every time I've been to Los Angeles, I've hated it. My brother works there, so I usually go each year for a holiday.

You're an actor - people judge you and criticize you, and praise you and say you're great in equal measure.

I'll say my dad couldn't act to save his life and nor can my uncle and they'll say I'm the worst actor in the world.

It suits me to be in a series that takes ages to film.

I once blurted out that I found it impossible to bond with my son Winston because I was too tired. I mean how bloody awful does that sound? What a tosser!

There is a guilty pleasure in being rude and knowing that it's acting rather than you. But you get the same release as if you were being rude in life.