I had a good job as a printer in the East End. Before the unions destroyed it, that job was very lucrative.

I thought 'Lock Stock' was a good film. I thought 'Lock Stock' was a good film because I think it was a one-off before it was imitated a hundred times.

My business is not to show anybody anything; my job is just to do it.

What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance.

I realize I don't do a very good job in keeping up to date, but I try to.

I consciously decided not to be a 'London' actor. Those gangster movies made a lot of East End actors think they were movie stars. And I was very aware that they were going to go out of fashion.