I'm not a natural reader but there are books I'll read and read again.

I think I always wanted to be an actor - sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And I pretended once that I wanted to be a vet because one of the teachers asked me and saying you want to be an actor sounds a little bit silly. And I do still feel a bit silly saying it. You feel a bit fraudulent.

Wyndham's is a beautiful old theatre. The sensation on the stage isn't as different as you might think from the Royal Court.

Martin Sheen is my pinup! And Allison Janney, oh my God. They're brilliant actors.

As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy mode or serious mode. If it's good writing you just have to play it true - if it's funny, it's funny. But obviously you don't want it to be amusing if you're playing Hedda Gabler!

I'm not a natural reader but there are books I'll read and read again.

People say there's a book in everyone but I'm not sure there is. There might be a pamphlet in me.