Wood is weirdly a big passion of mine. I really love it, all the way from trees to a finished table. The fact that it was alive and that each piece is different.

I really love living in cities where the people living above, below and next to you are from totally different worlds to you.

I love learning things, whether it's a language or Philippine knife-fighting or the Viennese waltz.

I'm a dual citizen in a way. I live in the States and have a green card, so my connection to British politics is almost nonexistent.

I don't think the idea of working in Hollywood really exists anymore. I think you work in films, and where the film is shot is where it's shot. The studio system doesn't really exist.

Growing up in England, you're sort of spoiled, in a way. You sort of take it for granted that within a half-hour's drive, you could be walking around a stately home from the 1700s. It's not very hard to do - in California, you've got to take a flight!