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" I don't need to move to the States; I love our little village, Ibstock. "

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" I was going to become a youth worker because I do voluntary work with the kids in the little village where I live. I make little films with them and stuff when I'm not working. I thought, I'll pack it in then, and go and do something I love doing, and get a regular job because I've got two kids and a mortgage. "

" I adore my job. I think I'm one of the luckiest people out there. I've worked hard, but I get to mess about every day - that's how I see it. "

" I like time ticking the way it is. "

" I'm more of a shirt, jeans and trainers man, and I'll never stop that. "

" I like how TV used to be - 'Boys from the Blackstuff' and 'Play for Today', instead of 'Stars in Your Eyes' and 'Celebrity Come Cook With Me' or whatever. I hate all that stuff. "

" If I get the walk of a character, that helps me find them. So I'm constantly looking at airports and train stations, registering walks. "

" I work to live, not live to work, so my head's at home, not in some showbiz life. "

" People in New York are surprised when I open my mouth. "

" When I was 27, I didn't have a clue what was going on! At that age, to have that much power and to have that much ambition is something. "

" I'm drawn to dramas that make people think. I want to make an impact. "

" I'm great at telling stories with the kids. I do all my different accents. We make our own stories up all the time, the four of us, me and Hannah and the kids. "

" I wouldn't rule out L.A. life, but I love England. I have a lovely house and nice garden, I walk my kids to school - family is most important to me. "

" I did 'Gangs of New York' with Martin Scorsese, and they used to call me 'Little Joe Pesci' on the set. "

" There has to be something that I like about a character for me to be able to play him. "

" I was 10, and I played Jim Hawkins in 'Treasure Island' at school, and this great Liverpudlian actor called Andrew Schofield - he was Johnny Rotten in 'Sid And Nancy' - came to watch it, and he had a word with my mum and dad afterwards and told them I should have a go at the Everyman youth theatre. I've never looked back. "

" Mum and Dad always wanted me to do whatever I was happy doing. I nearly went to art college at 16, but decided to do a BTEC in performing arts. "

" I'm a mixed race lad from Liverpool. I get to play a lot of hard characters, and some people perceive that's what I'm like, but it's great for me 'cos they're always the most interesting characters. "

" There are always certain things that you tap into, your own personal experiences, and I try to base my characters on someone I know or someone I've seen. "

" I love my creature comforts. "

" I've become very close with Tom Hardy. I love Tom to bits. "

" Rudeness makes me very angry. "