I'd like to be an academic, a philosophy lecturer if possible. I'd do a Masters in Ancient Hebrew maybe, and a Ph.D. hopefully, if I get in.

I wanted to be an academic when I was 19 or 20. But, I've gone off that idea. The lifestyle is kind of lonely and isolated. I don't think that would suit me.

My father was an academic, an eccentric. He was a lecturer.

I'm happy to sacrifice a big pay cheque for my happiness, if that's not too corny a thing to say. It's probably more naive than mature to say that, maybe, but that's how I feel.

I've never seen anyone die. It's hard to imagine what it would be like.

I find it slightly uncomfortable to see my face on a bus or a poster. I like just being known by my friends and family.