If you ever meet an actor who's the child of actors, they'll never tell you that they wanted to be a star. But what I did realise early on was that I just wanted to be in that tribe.

I was never a child actor. I was a child performer.

Adult actors are really childish, and that's nice to be around when you're a kid. So the big reason I wanted to be an actor was I really enjoyed actors' company - which probably makes me about as shallow as a puddle. But it could be worse. I could be working for a living.

When I started as a child actor, my father didn't tell me anything.

What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors.

I've never really felt like I was a child actor. Just an actor who happened to be quite young.