New York is great for people watching and there’s a bunch of amazing rooftops.
I’m a hard-mouthed north-eastern lad. That’s me – the Eminem of Northeast England.
I sympathize with every kitchen porter.
I have, I think, eight mentors. It’s crazy, but I need them. They are all really important to me. They keep me grounded and advise me.
I’m proud of my works. But there’s not one thing that I can put my finger on and say, “That is my greatest achievement. That’s my proudest moment.” That’s so tricky to me.
I had teen angst for a while, but I think every teenager has the angst.
I actually don’t mind rats at all. I kind of think they’re quite cute, but that’s just me.
Dancing is like riding a bike.
I don’t take any photographs. I travel a lot by myself, and I feel weird taking photos on my own.
New York is full of crazy people, and I like that.
I’m no good at the one-liner thing. It’s just not me.
I’m very good at meeting people, very outgoing.
I’ve got lots of weird illustrations of me from Japanese fans.
It’s hard to define somebody by one movie. I mean, unfortunately, my entire life was basically made by Billy Elliot. It was kind of created by that one catalytic moment.
If you have created an image of yourself at 13 and it is still with you at 17, it needs to be dropped.
I think I have much more appreciation for directing and movies overall versus a performance or an actor. Their body of work is more interesting.
Sometimes great things come from doing things quickly and not over-thinking stuff.
Let’s say that you commit a crime, you get caught, you might get sent to prison. It’s going to be bad. But if you get caught spying, you’re literally hanged the next morning.
I think as English people, we don’t want to be reminded that at one point we ruled three-quarters of the globe, and now we’re a very small country that doesn’t own three-quarters of the globe.
I have a problem with heights in general – and climbing!