I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.

I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldnt dignify it with the term band - get together and play.

I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.

I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times.

I'm a massive sucker for music documentaries.

Theres always an anxiety about playing literary characters because one of the great joys of reading books is that you can create your own vision of things.

My childhood was very gregarious, and I was usually surrounded by close family.