The interesting thing about 'True Blood' is that its appeal is not contained to teenage girls. I get stopped in the street and questioned by 70-year-old men whose wives and daughters are making Bloody Marys and throwing 'True Blood' parties.

I think there are worse things for a teen to be enraptured with than 'Twilight.

I was a mod when I was a kid. I'd be in Italian pencil-leg trousers with those bowling shoes you wear outside and a Fred Perry polo shirt with a V-neck sweater. It was like an Essex uniform - a very specific look.

I love the fact you can walk down a street in London and get lost, even though you've lived here 20 years.

The position of power and having to make decisions that you don't necessarily want to make is always good conflict and good drama.

I think half of what a trainer does is make you feel shame if you dont show up.

In London I had pear trees in my back garden, so I'd make my own pear and green tomato chutney.