Fans are really important for me. And if they take pains to write me, it's the minimum that I answer myself.

My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car.

It's not going to be easy, but it's great for the fans. We get to see the Leafs, Canadiens, Bruins and Senators more often. It's better for travelling as well. There's a lot of positives, but emotion will be a big factor.

We wish Darren well. Gus and Christian have given the fans much to cheer about during their stay, too.

My dad's got a brilliant eye for scripts 'cos he's a literary agent. He and my agent read a load of scripts and filter them.

I pretty much left full-time, formal education when I was 11, so that was when I was taken out of the school system... The longest stretch I would go back for was a term and a half when I was about 14.