I Was In The Wire

I Lived In America For A Long Time Before I Started Working As An Actor. Some Actors Show Up On Set And Have Never Done An American Accent Before, So They Rely On A Slew Of Technical Mechanisms. Part Of What Makes An Accent Is Understanding Why People Speak That Way - You Have To Understand The Culture.

There Are Things That I Really Find Important, And That We Need To Remind Ourselves Of. When You Think About Disability, Do You Really Think About It? Someone Who's A Full-time Trainer Or A Boxer, Someone Who's Got A Major Disability, But Who Doesn't Let That Get In His Way, That's A Really Good Message For Someone Who Is Able-bodied. It Can Make Them Think, 'wow, I Suppose I Could Be Doing Better For Myself.'

I Did A Rendition Of Billie Jean Which Is On My Soundcloud. I Put It On Twitter, And It Got About 3000 Hits That Day.

It Was Deeply Important For Me To Understand Where Mandela Came From. Because We Know Where He Was Going, And That's A Famous Story, But Who Was He? Where Did He Come From? What Was His Upbringing?

I Don't Get Recognised That Much Yet In London, But When I Do I Get A Real Sense Of Achievement.