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.

I wasnt a model schoolboy. Of course, I was forced to sit through Shakespeare and I really got into some of it, though it depended on who was reading it out.

I'm not fussy about the medium I work in. I'll do television radio, you know. I have to, because that's the only way I can do continually good roles.

People talk about me in Arcadia and I think I was okay in it but Ive given better performances in other productions that didnt have the same impact. But I knew Arcadia was going to be an event and I wanted to be part of it.

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

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've certainly said I don't want to do any more bad guys, then I sit and don't do anything for a while and then think, "Okay, one more."