Because I'm short and slim, I can identify with somebody who's an unlikely fit for something and desperately wants to be part of it.
My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car.
I was very much a product of the public-school system. There was only one other kid in my class who had parents not involved in the stock market or law.
It's mainly about working hard and proving to people you're serious about it, and stretching yourself and learning. The mistake a lot of actors make, particularly young ones, is allowing themselves to feel that they're the finished articles, the bee's knees, and it's not true.
I didn't have that normal teenage period when you build up your friends in your area and you have a social circle.
I had one relative who passed away but fortunately none others. So my sort of experience of it is quite limited, thankfully.
My friends have always called me 'Mr. Thorough,' in that when I get into something, I become obsessed with it.
I am a frighteningly thorough person.
I used to joke I was a point-and-click actor. My whole process has been about trusting your instincts and hitting your mark.
The best thing I've learned is, if you're going out, never go out alone - you leave yourself vulnerable. If you've got someone else there you trust, they can say, be wary of that person. I probably used to be too trusting of people.
People do incredible things for love, particularly for unrequited love.
I suppose whenever you go through periods of transition, or in a way, it's a very definite closing of a certain chapter of your life - I suppose those times are always going to be both very upsetting and also very exciting by the very nature because things are changing and you don't know what's going to happen.
I'm not clean or even vaguely pleasant to be around in a domestic situation.
I think any actor worth their salt wants to show as much versatility as they possibly can.
I love Steve Carell and Will Ferrell - they're my heroes.
