I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.

Being an actor is mostly about rejection and being out of work. It was a fast lesson in all of that stuff.

The concept of growing up is so hard to quantify. What have you learned and how have you changed and how have you stayed exactly the same? As I get older, it's something I reflect on more and more. Especially as the generations go on. We wait longer to have families, we wait longer to have responsibilities. Everyone used to be married by 20 and pregnant immediately.

I think it's important to keep an element of fear about yourself because it makes you appreciate the jobs.

The British are so funny. It's like they can't believe I lived in Hackney. 'You could live in Bondi Beach. Why would you want to live in 'Ackney?' But Hackney's fantastic. I'm serious. There are so many artists there. I loved the markets, the parks, the pubs, the diversity. It was a cultural melting-pot.

I liked the Beastie Boys and A Tribe Called Quest and Cypress Hill.

I see some of the clothes from the '90s is back in fashion. That really freaks me out because that's when I grew up.