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I am not posh. I went to a comprehensive school.

I certainly never saw myself as posh.

I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.

I'm not actually posh; I'm really rough and from the wrong side of the tracks. I grew up in Putney, which is pretty rough.

I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative; it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word.

I'm not posh at all. I grew up in Sheffield but never managed to pick up the accent - which was careless because there'd be some cache now in being a northern playwright, but I missed out on that one.

When people accuse me of being really posh, I think, 'Hang on a minute - no, I'm not!'

Posh is a way of living that can often be quite miserly and not about money.

I've had to spend an awful lot of my life trying to pretend I'm not posh. Although once I open my mouth, I rather let things out the bag.

In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse.