Certainly for my father, there were great times, good times, not-so-good times. He might be shooting a Fellini film for six months, then not working for two months. I'm used to that dynamic.

All of these red carpet events may seem natural for you journalists, but it doesn't feel natural for actors.

You always get told how important the premiere and doing the press is, but I have suspicions.

I teach for the Book Trust, which promotes reading and writing with children.

I think it will be, as always, interesting to compare different portrayals of Hitchcock. I'm very honored that I'm playing the same part as Anthony Hopkins.

I still don't feel I know Hitchcock at all. I find that the more one looks, the more elusive he becomes. But my admiration for Hitchcock the filmmaker remains undiminished. He is a giant of the cinema and the darkness in him informs his cinematic language. You can't separate one from the other.

It's hard for it to make a mark in this city because London has so much culture to offer.