When I first started auditioning I would stutter a lot because I was so terribly frightened.

I've had to work on being a slow talker.

I will always have a stutter.

No one escapes being haunted by something that absolutely terrifies them to the core, but very few feel it's okay to admit what it is that haunts us.

I would just like to leave this big, floating rock having inspired somebody, having made a difference. It doesn't mean I have to be a huge megastar. I would like to entertain people. I love to do that.

Constant repetition of tongue-twisters was like lifting weights for me, but patience and persistence have paid off.

As an actor, it's more interesting to play a nerd than anything else. It's a lot more fun - you don't worry about 'what's my hair like?' in the morning or 'which is my great angle?