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I loved acting when I was doing it, but getting the jobs I didn't understand because I'd never had to do it. That was a difficult lesson for me. It was very humbling and very bizarre.

From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along.

I thought 'The Bank Job' was a really quality movie.

Once I found acting and found that I could get away with it and make a living out of it, I was thrilled.

The only other thing I can really remember wanting to do besides acting was a gas station attendant. At the time, that seemed like a great job - wash the windows, pump the gas - it looks so cool coming home with black hands. There's a natural transition, from wanting to be a gas station attendant to being an actor, right?

I got into acting to get my foot in the door for film-making.

I fell in love with acting. I thought, 'This is what I want to do.'

Acting was the only place that I ever felt like I belonged so went for it with everything I had.

My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.

Acting was something that just came along. But I made good money, so it wasn't something I was just going to put aside and pretend it didn't exist.