You finish a movie and you think, there, you've done it, really well, or best you can. But if you watch it, you see it was just bollocks.

I place an enormous premium on loyalty. If someone betrays me, I can forgive them rationally, but emotionally I have found it impossible to do so.

Well, it's true that I've never been solitary, although I spend a lot of time alone. I've never felt lonely or been shy.

Actors always think that others are getting more work than them. In my case, they usually are.

I am a very judgmental person. Of myself and other people. I recognise it's a great fault, but I have no power over that.

I am drawn to writing and directing as it is most like the feeling I had when I was a teenager with my puppet theatre. You are more in control of everything and involved in every aspect of production, so more challenged and fulfilled.

Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge.