I'll try and get through as much as my voice and nerves and knees will let me.

Comedy was why I got into acting the first place. Peter Sellers was a huge influence on my wanting to act. I grew up with him and found him hysterical. The Pink Panther films were an inspiration, from my earliest childhood days, when I was watching them with my brother and my dad.

You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.

I don't wear bright orange clothes or leopard skin boots, but it was really good fun to play someone that does and have an excuse too!

You always want your films to go as far as they can.

My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.

I love disappearing. That's what acting is. For me it's about putting on a persona, stepping into a pair of shoes. It's my face, but I'm using it as a tool for that spirit, that character.