I grew up on stages. Not standing outside the 'Royal Court Theatre' wistfully, but with enthusiastic people from the community.

I grew up on the stage, and there's no two ways about it: you only get one chance to do your bit.

I grew up performing in theatre.

I didn't grow up listening to The Smiths, but now I am a fan. I love his music and listened to so much of it for the film. It's not a regular biopic; they picked a part of his life that people don't really know about. You learn what informs his lyrics.

Since I was 21, I have not been able to sleep past 9 A.M.; I just want to get up and do something.

One trap you can fall into when playing someone iconic is to end up doing everything in an iconic way, no matter how pedestrian or mundane that thing is.