Most Actors Hate Watching Their Own Films

I'm As Voyeuristic And Intrigued As The Next Person As To How Celebrities Live.

Making 'birdsong,' On The One Hand You Have How Prestigious It Is And The Reputation Of The Book, Which Is Something That's An Extraordinary Piece Of Work. Sebastian Faulkes Is A Genius. So You Feel That Responsibility When You're Portraying That Character That He's Imagined And Millions Of Readers Have Pictured.

I Have This Horrific Thing Where I'm Really Bad With Names And Faces. I Have An Appalling Memory. Someone Will Come Up To Me In The Street And Go, 'eddie!', And I'll Try And Give Myself Time By Going Into Overdrive, 'hey, Hi! Nice To See You!' And Start A Whole Conversation Because I Can't Distinguish Between Who I Know And Who I Don't.

I Did An Interview Once Where I Was Asked Who I Found Attractive And I Went On About Cartoons And Nala From 'the Lion King' - And It's A Bit Weird But Various Of My Ex-girlfriends Actually Did Look Like Nala.

On So Many Levels, Acting In Film And Tv Is So Much The Sum Of Its Parts, And Somewhere In There, There's An Alchemical Thing That Makes Something Happen Or Not - That Makes Something Connect Or Not. Now, Of Course You Want To Make Work That People See, But The Enjoyment I Get Out Of Acting Is Playing Characters.