Europe is so much the home of Horror, with its myths of vampires, werewolves, witchcraft and the undead, yet it's like those myths were exported to Hollywood, leaving Europe the room to develop a new tradition as a way of processing its traumas, particularly the two world wars.

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

All pleasure should be a little bent, don't you think?

Even when I was a child, I always wanted to be older. I realised just in time that it's a mistake and to enjoy my youth while I had it.

I love the Shakespeare history plays, I love the struggle for the crown as a plot.

They are called 'Emos' now, and before that they were 'Goths.' They didn't have a name for it when I was one, but I was that black-wearing teenager and yes, I wore a little eyeliner.

I'm a great believer in the beauty and the power of surprise.