Coming from a large family makes you feel protected - you have friends and allies.

I don't have a television. No. So, I don't watch anything.

Films are artifice. We're telling stories on film. At the same time, when it works, there is a real tough immediacy and spontaneity to it, and a punch.

If you're in the so-called public eye you have to watch your P's and Q's.

I love humans; always seeing patterns in things that aren’t there.

I admire artists who are ageing and still retaining their edge.

The power of telly is surprising. If you're in a six-part series, you're famous while it's on - people point in the street. Two weeks later it all goes back to normal.