You can see all sorts of things in film acting if you know where to look and what to look for. One thing I often notice is that the actor is looking for his mark, the place where he has to stand to be in the right place in the shot.

I see myself as 38, but you don't notice it.

Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.

You can't get blase about something you haven't done yet.

I don't see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.

I've never been competitive with other actors. I've been competitive with myself and I'm my own worst critic, a terrible critic I am, and unless I get something right, I feel very unhappy.

I don't work very much, and I just sit here waiting for a script that I can't refuse - and I'm not talking about money.