There are few things that are more revealing about someone than the way that they talk about a piece of literature or a play. You very quickly come to have a much deeper understanding of someone than you would if you just mingled together in a pub saying, 'All right, how are you?'

I left school early in my last year before I took my A-levels. I wasn't expelled. It was just a mutual understanding. I wasn't interested in going to school and they said, 'You're not turning up,' so we severed ties. Both sides appreciated it.

My career may look bizarre to some, but I have very strong reasons for doing every single job I've done.

So many things I thought I was doing have fallen apart. Until I've finished filming, I don't believe I have the job.

I've reached a point in my career when I can demand certain conditions, and one of them is a weekend break every three weeks during the shoot.

Like so many of the players, I started at La Masia at the age of 11. I can't ever imagine not playing for Barcelona, let alone not playing soccer for a career. I don't ever want to play anywhere else.

I always liked film as a teaching tool - a way of getting exposed to ideas that had never been presented to me. It just wasn't on the list of career options where I grew up.

I began my career in Los Angeles and started working fairly quickly.