I paint a bit myself. My house in Clerkenwell has a room that is done up like a big installation.

I don't think Alfonso was a big expert on Potter either. He was feeling his way through it more than I was.

I thought 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' was terrible. I'm a big fan of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, so I don't know what went wrong with that.

I like time off. I'm not a workaholic.

The very best thing about doing it is seeing the reaction on kid's faces when you tell them you've done it.

When I'm sat in the pub with my mates, they've got their stories: Richard and Tracy have split up, they went to Arsenal and this fight broke out... My anecdotes are like, 'I was in this bar, and Michelle Pfeiffer rang, and I had wax in my ear, so I couldn't hear what she was saying...'