I Think Filmmaking Should Be

It's A Shame About California, And Particularly About L.a., Where They've Demolished So Many Landmarks. It's A Bit Of A Disease There, Where If Anything Is Over 30 Years Old, They Sort Of Knock It Down And Replace It. It's A Strange Town, It's This Sprawling Suburb, And Then There's A City, The Old Town.

People Imagine That Actors Are Being Offered Everything And You Are Not. So Things Come In And Sometimes There Are Things That I Want And Can't Get A Meeting On, Or Go To A Different Actors.

There Are Roles That You Chase Sometimes.

I Grew Up In Deptford In South London, And At That Time I Used To Wear Toppers, Loon Pants And Tonic Suits From Shops Like Take 6 And Topman. I Was A Bit Of A Soul Boy, But I Had A Very Eclectic Taste In Music - I Was Into James Brown And Bowie; And I Was The Only Kid In The Neighbourhood Who Would Also Be Listening To Chopin.

The Industry Has Changed. Two Years Ago I Could Tell A Company I've Got Russell Crowe And That Would Get The Film Made. Now They'd Ask 'and Who's The Girl?' Just One Famous Face Isn't Enough Any More.