That's the privilege of being a grandparent - they can indulge the children while parents have to be the bad guy. Grandparents can also be subversive….

It's very difficult when you're in something to be objective enough about the material to just see it for what it is. You either read too much into i….

If I was to meet Lou Reed or Bob Dylan, I would be totally helpless. Writers and musicians make me feel completely starstruck..

I love Scotland, mainly for its landscape. I like walking, and it's a great place to go hiking..

Actors don't listen to each other. You're so obsessed with what you're saying or doing that the other person could be talking in Swahili and you woul….

My parents' parents were regular working-class people. I ended up speaking in a certain way, and one gets sidelined into doing certain parts. I think….

Growing up, I went to many schools, and I had to fit in to many different types of environments with totally different social groups. It helps me out….

Places like the National Theatre or Sheffield, these great engines of theatre, make us cutting edge because they can be experimental. They can do pla….

I think all parts come with baggage unless it is a brand new play. If one was daunted by that, you would never do anything..