My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.

I wasn't born into land or titles, or new money, or an oil rig.

I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.

I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.

The armoury of having any academic education does not necessarily set you up for being a good or better actor.

One of the fears of having too much work is not having time to observe. And once you get recognised, there is nowhere for you to look any more. You can't sit on a night bus and watch it all happen.