Everything I put my name to and take part in, I want to be good. That's not saying it will always happen. But I want to make bold choices.

We feel a lot of pressure about looking silly or appearing weak, whatever that means, or being a failure. You have to keep in your head: what's the worst that can happen?

When I go the cinema, unfortunately nowadays, especially with the big commercial films, the audience is spoon-fed through the entire experience and they don't have to do any work.

I take my work seriously but I can't take myself too seriously. I'm in such a crazy privileged position.

We did a lot of that in drama school: intellectualising and maybe justifying your position. 'I am a thinking actor and I have thought this through' - well, just do it. I much prefer the doing aspect.

Any good kitchen should be stocked up in oysters, shouldn't they?

Everything I put my name to and take part in, I want to be good. That's not saying it will always happen. But I want to make bold choices.