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Honestly, the life of a serial character on television, I'd love to write an essay about it. ”
I always play outsiders. I think I'm carrying a lot of those characters and I wonder if I play them because those characters need an extra element of thought to bring them to life. ”
The widespread shame of motherhood is criminal, and it needs to stop. The world can never improve if you disrespect the people that bring life. ”
My real life memory of leaving Uni is an overwhelming excitement to be going home but also a weird numbness. ”
Some people shun the idea of role models but I think it's one of the most important things people have in life - role models, to look up to. ”
I think anyone who has been bullied finds it life-affirming if you live to tell the tale. I just wish someone told me at school that there's this weird average whereby if you're not popular at school you will become popular later. ”
Dreams of a Life' and 'Fresh Meat' have left me on such a high. I'm not complaining but I'm not complacent either. ”
I was very fortunate to have had three years on 'Fresh Meat,' before working on 'Not Safe for Work.' Comedy drama is a very hard genre to nail so I was very glad to have had some practice. ”
If people call my book an actor's memoir I will be very upset. I can't bear anything too literal, so it has elements of truth and elements of fiction sitting side by side. ”
The chasm between independent film and commercial film is now so wide. You either have to be super-famous and get a first-time director or writer's indie script off the ground, or you're a newcomer and go and put a cape on for four years. ”