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That's the privilege of being a grandparent - they can indulge the children while parents have to be the bad guy. Grandparents can also be subversive and naughty with them.

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Growing up, I went to many schools, and I had to fit in to many different types of environments with totally different social groups. It helps me out as I move from job to job.

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I am a Londoner and I love my home. There are many things about this country which drive me crazy, but when I am in America, I feel wrong there.

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Places like the National Theatre or Sheffield, these great engines of theatre, make us cutting edge because they can be experimental. They can do plays that nobody else can afford to do in ways nobody else can afford to do.

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I think all parts come with baggage unless it is a brand new play. If one was daunted by that, you would never do anything.

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I would love to be in a Jimmy McGovern drama on TV, but there is no way he would ever ask me unless it would be to play a lawyer or something.

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My parents' parents were regular working-class people. I ended up speaking in a certain way, and one gets sidelined into doing certain parts. I think that is really quite narrow-minded.

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Screen is satisfying because it's so technical and mysterious. It's like playing roulette: you get a script, you think it's either great or naff, but you have no idea how it will really turn out. On stage, you are your own editor - and you get brief moments of grace, where suddenly you feel free.

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I love Scotland, mainly for its landscape. I like walking, and it's a great place to go hiking.

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I love travelling with my laptop because I get a bit nervous if I can't access my e-mails.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: April 21st, 1969

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