I'd learned how to lie and manipulate from an early age so a combination of that, desperation, having to have my own fridge and my umbilical cord back... I had to go out into the world. Then some angel somewhere said: "Have you considered going to drama school?" And this sounded like the solution to all of my problems.

You don't step on stage to eat; you go there to be eaten.

There's an abundance of exposure when you start working in American films. Inevitably you become a brand and that has to be controlled.

My job is to show and tell. If I get better at showing and telling then presumably I get hired more.

I'm very sensitive. Because my mum was my primary emotional caregiver growing up, I found myself being pinned into dresses, darting her dresses, choosing her high heels for the evening or what to wear. I'm very much a mommy's boy.

I guess if I had fifty million dollars I could spend more time at home.

I love people. People are lovely creatures. I'm one myself, so I love to see people happy.