I think film likes me better than the theatre does for some reason.

Acting is a freelance career... you never stop having to prove yourself and fight for work.

I like working intensely, then going away and thinking about it, working out why it didn't work and then coming back to it. It makes the work richer, I think.

I've made my peace with being in the spotlight, definitely.

If there is a book that the script came from you have to read it, you have to see what you can get out of it: mood, back story and things that may not even be in the film. They kick off your imagination and broaden the character, I think.

As an actor, I would call it a role where you get to stretch out a bit.

I'd always had a big thing for the '60s.