Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.

If you only do issue-based drama, you can become a boring wanker.

It's an unfair comparison because when things are developed in the UK, they're developed at script stage only.

You just have to take control of your own performance.

There are ways of avoiding becoming tabloid fodder and therefore giving people license to pry into your private life. And there's a distinction between being an actor and being a celebrity. You may become a celebrity through acting, but you don't need to do so.

The lesson I learned is that sometimes the task you have at hand needs all of your concentration and focus.