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I don't feel that any kind of narrow stereotypes are representative of the work I've done, nor the range of the audience that work has found. I've played lots of different roles, and they've connected with lots of different people.

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I think that with piracy and tighter funds being around, people are realising that the game to play is to try and win people's respect with bold film making and then win a special place in people's collections, rather than just having the biggest opening weekends.

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I think that in an Internet age, content is content. As long as you can stand up on the merits of what you're doing right at that moment and aren't just relying on your success in doing something else, it's all good; people will respect you.

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The music I make and the process of acting, for me, are both about trying to understand people and get inside what makes us tick. That's the main thing that excites me. Our sense of who we really are and what drives us.

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I don't think any of us like to be reduced to just one label.

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I'm always trying to slip out of those labels everyone tries to put round your neck. We all have multiple selves.

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I have always been restless, had a lot of energy.

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The fact is, I've been releasing records longer than I've been releasing films, or at least exactly as long.

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I'm not trying to project any persona. Often people don't know where to put me. I don't fit comfortably under banners, and that's fine. I'm not worried about not making sense to people. That's probably my best asset.

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My music is a very personal reflection of me, whereas, acting a role, that's a reflection of another character.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: December 1st, 1982

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