When I was a kid doing television, they'd stick a leather jacket on me, and I would be the thug.

When I was a kid doing television, they'd stick a leather jacket on me, and I would be the thug.

My heart's in stage. Making Quadrophenia was exciting because we were riding around on scooters with no crash helmets. But "hurry up and wait" is the anthem of films. Everybody wants you ready, and then you sit doing nothing.

I had a weimaraner for 11 years called China, and he was a great dog, a bit mad. They're massive, weimaraners; they've got big floppy ears. They look like a pointer, but they're liver-coloured.

I used to go into bars on my days off, and I decided that wasn't too good for me.

Doing 'EastEnders' wasn't exactly suffering, but my soul's not in quick-fix TV. Theatre doesn't pay like TV work pays, though. We all have to live, don't we?

I don't miss EastEnders. I did a two-stretch. That was enough.