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

Anthony Hopkins says you just keep acting. Do it all the time and eventually it will happen. He got his break, after all, by taking a role nobody else wanted. A cannibal!

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.

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

When I meet a couple, I'm always interested to know if they have been together for a long time, or how loyal they are, because I know that will impact on how much I'm prepared to trust them.

Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it!

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.