I am a gay man who loves James Bond films and snooker - all kinds of working-class pursuits.

The first film I can remember seeing on TV was 'The Brides of Dracula.' I was instantly hooked.

I always compare reading anything on the Internet to listening at doors. If you don't want to hear anything bad about yourself, you should never do it.

That's what makes characters interesting. If Sherlock [Holmes] had started out being a straightforward man, we wouldn't be talking about him now. If he became one, that would be interesting. But you have to give him somewhere to go, as [Conan] Doyle did.

It was all quite ghastly and I was very fond of it.

Fear is an underrated emotion. And that's why I think it's very dangerous to try and cosset children from it. A healthy scare is as good as as a healthy laugh. In fact, they're two sides of the same coin. There is a desire to shield from the knocks and bumps of reality.

Some facts in life are immutable. One is, trust no-one who uses the word 'trope'.