So many fantastic male characters are brooding, angry, and not nice; that doesn't happen as much with women.

I've not been discriminated against, but I can see it happen. And not just race but gender and sexuality, too. It's stereotyping, lazy casting, which is an issue: that people can't see outside the box.

Really good leading roles are few and far between, and there is so much competition because there are so many fantastic actresses in this country.

Within the media, the way that women are portrayed - especially young women - sometimes there is a lot of sexual objectification and, I would say, 'lad culture.' These are all things that connect with domestic abuse.

Life is a wildly transient thing with people coming into your life and dropping away. It definitely takes work to maintain relationships.

I've had my heart broken in a lot of different ways a lot of different times by different people - whether it be a family member, a girlfriend, a friend, just all types of relying on people, making yourself vulnerable to people.

A lot of why I climb is for the friendship, the loyalty and trust, the shared experience of being in that moment.

It must be remembered that the sea is a great breeder of friendship. Two men who have known each other for twenty years find that twenty days at sea bring them nearer than ever they were before, or else estrange them.