I no longer have a style to maintain. I rent a little flat in Los Angeles, I don't take holidays, I don't dine out and I take cheap flights.

Like someone once said, "If you're going to play the part, you better wear the eye patch." You need to perform the function, you know.

I'm in a position where I'm being continually knocked back for the kind of independent films I want to be in because people don't know who I am.

Yes, years of compromise and disappointment have added depth to my acting.

When I left drama school, my fear was that I'd get pigeon holed into comic acting and I did so much to counter it that I got stuck in the opposite.

Don't die with a bottle of champagne in your fridge.

If I was to say "I'll only do movies," then I'd struggle to find a varied career. My priority is an interesting career, that's why I keep a low rent, I don't go on big holidays, and I keep it very simple.