I want to prove that you don't have to come from Oxford University or Rada - and you don't have to have parents that support you - to succeed.

He likes it. The fairy-tale topography of the town. A make-believe world of walled gardens. The quietness of summer. The stone-floored lodge and the deferential porter. Yes, a make-believe world, like something imagined by a shy child.

Somewhere to hide.

Dreaming spires.

You get very possessive about characters, you feel you can see it in your mind and you want to play it.

To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.

Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.

What shocks me is that so many people leave care and become homeless, and when you're homeless you get into crime, prostitution and drugs, and it is a vicious circle. That's what we need to change.