The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.
The most amazing thing is when you find yourself watching someone in the cafe or something doing something weird. It's amazing what people do, isn't it, when you just look at them, when you take the time to look.
The thing I love most about acting is that your capacity evolves as you evolve as a human being.
I'm really hopeless with technology - I don't even have a computer.
When I finished my A-levels, I assumed I'd be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn't. I didn't get an audition. Nothing. So I thought I'd better train and then the parts would come.
I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
I think I have a degree of confidence, but I also have terrible insecurity, like anybody does.
What I notice about people who are gifted in filmmaking is that they're great thinkers. They engage with big ideas and they engage with people.
I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person's soul.
I love taking on other people's words. They are much more interesting to me than my own.
We are so mired in the complexity of our reactions to other people that when you come across someone who is asocial, there is a simplicity that is refreshing.
For me, it's important to keep a level of anonymity.
Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
I was quite a shy child - not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.
I've gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.
It's fun to pretend you're good at something you know you wouldn't be good at in real life.
I think that sometimes in theater, I don't prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.
In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's against you on a film set.
I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.
I used to collect knick-knacks, like wizards, trolls and little buddhas, and arrange them like precious things on a shelf.
