It's important, that spirit of youth, and when you're 16 that can get you kickstarted.

I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.

I trained in the theatre and I love the theatre. I get such a thrill seeing anything in the theatre.

I'm just into making quality stuff if I can, with interesting people and good scripts. But it's very important that it's about something and that it says something. Otherwise, I don't know what the point is, really.

I've always been really uninterested in politicians and the acts of the Houses of Parliament, or government as an idea. But I'm interested in politics in that I'm a member of the world, and I have strong feelings of right and wrong, but I can't get into the ins and outs of it.

When you take away the phone and e-mail and you don't have a million things to run around to, it allows your mind the space to think more expansively about the things that matter.