The strange thing is, if I was speaking to drama students about the thing that you should do if you're lucky enough to know or to meet the character that you're playing, I'd say, 'It's obvious: you quiz them diligently about their experience.'
All punk rockers hate Christmas.
I think Liverpool generates generosity which rubs off - it's a good place to work and to party.
I work hard and I party hard. When I go to work, I know what I am doing and I do it to the best of my abilities. When I party, I take exactly the same rule book with me.
Shyness is invariably a suppression of something. It's almost a fear of what you're capable of.
Welsh women aren't the most tactile unless they're your relatives. And then you don't want them to be.
I go to work, and I work very hard. I'm loyal, generous, true, kind, fair - all those boxes are ticked. I'm going to Heaven.
Every time the Tories get a bit of power, they rip off all the things I love... The mining industry. Milk.
The war on drugs is being lost on a daily basis.
If you've got a camera, go to a war zone and tell a story.
The older I get, I'm really reminded how important the arts are to our wellbeing as a society.
My personal life is invented for me, so why bother?