I have to prove myself in a lot of ways - as an actor, as a person, as someone who can handle pressure.

I purposefully did not want to watch anything I've done so far; I actually don't like looking at my face, so I don't like watching myself on the screen. It's an insecurity thing I have.

I quite like the element of surprise, and as much as I have my ideas, I always appreciate ideas that come from other people as well, and I love the mystery of not knowing.

The reason I'm an actor is because I'll never be able to be perfect.

One of the first pieces of advice I was ever given, on my first job was, you should always buy something to treat yourself to say well done for getting the job! However I've not followed on that through yet... I've always wanted a tattoo, something to mark my experience.

If anything changes, I'll just take it in stride. For now, I can still walk down the street and quite happily not get noticed.

In fact I've been rather blessed with roles in my career that really alter my actual look. I've never looked the same in any film I've done.