I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to be an actor. It has just always been an inevitability on some level.

It sounds trite, but I like telling stories.

There are people all over the world who like to write fan letters in the voice of their pet: 'Hello, my name is Fifi and I'm a labrador and I think you're great. Paw paw!'

Lentil dhal is the only thing I can cook.

As a child I loved ghost stories.

If you act scared, your body produces adrenaline.

A floor length backless black sequined dress would be my dream dress. As for my dream date - that would have to be a young Marlon Brando!

One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

I always look for contradiction in a character.

A good piece of art raises questions.

Sometimes I can spend months doing things to make sure that my instincts work correctly, but ultimately it's still instinctive.

If you find your sacred soul mate, bind the love bond.

A wise man does not step betwixt the beast and his meat

Rate the intensive above the extensive. The perfect does not lie in quantity, but in quality.

Though sympathy alone can't alter facts, it can help to make them more bearable.

I always knew I would adopt. Always.

If a woman is poorly dressed, you notice her dress. If a woman is impeccably dressed, you notice the woman.

Pain only matters when it happens to someone important.

My films require that the spectator ask the big existential questions. If you're not interested of turning inwards for answers, my films won't fulfill their whole purpose.

If only. The saddest two words in any language.