I think Liverpool generates generosity which rubs off - it's a good place to work and to party.

A pub can be a magical place.

I think that Liverpool's particular modern history lends itself to the cinema better than London in many ways. When you go to Liverpool, you absorb that whole sound and humour.

I think good art does come from a dark place.

I honed my passion for acting in theatre and education, and I think it's important not to belittle the child audience.

When you act, you've got to be like a poet or a musician. It's not about evidence before court. It's not a forensic subject. It's poetry; it's a completely different place.