My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors. They met in Los Angeles doing a play together and so I grew up in a show biz family.

I am extremely lucky; I've never been ill - although about 20 years ago I broke my right arm hang gliding.

Ever since I was a kid, I've had an enormous interest in the sciences - everything from quantum physics to anthropology.

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.

My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.

I'm now learning how to distinguish when I'm acting and when I'm not acting - offstage as well as onstage.

People come and people go, moving fast and moving slow, I'm in a crowd and yet I'm all alone.