My Wife And I Use A Lot

When I Was Younger I Was Always Big; I Was A Fat Boy At School. I Had An Early Growth Spurt, And When I Went To Secondary School I Was Tall Enough To Be A Policeman.

When I Get Home After Being Away For Work, My Wife Always Stuffs The Fridge With Loads Of What She Calls 'nibbles' - All The Great Things You Can Eat Straight From The Fridge, Like Chunks Of Cheese, Slices Of Ham, Bowls Of Hummus.

Even At Drama School If There Was A Part Of Some Eastern European Thug It Would Be Me.

I've Always Loved Teaching Acting. I Think It Helps Me To Kind Of Get Back To Basics. It's Like A Refresher Course For Me As Well, So In A Sense, I'm Hopefully Learning As Much As My Students Are - Or At Least Discovering Or Re-discovering As Much As They Are. I Find That When I Teach, I'm Reminded Of My Own Sort Of Failings. I'm Reminded Of Where I Sometimes Keep Going Wrong.

There Are Many Actors Who Have Inspired Me: Spencer Tracy For His Incredible Elegance And, Of Course, Cary Grant. But, There's Also An Italian Actor I Admire A Great Deal: Alberto Sordi.