Quotes

[on what brought him to London] I got a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama when I was 18. I lived in a flat that stank of cigarettes and rancid milk. It didn't when we got there, we made it that way.

[on what advice he would give visitors to London] Hold on when the Tube moves off.

[asked what is the best thing about living in London] Leaving it on a Friday night, and returning to it on a Monday morning.

Just chewed a 4mg Nicorette by mistake. I might fall over. [Patch or gum?] By and large I've found that chewing the patches doesn't really work. Bit clothy.

Oh for Christ's sake. "Uber Facts: You are never more than 10 feet away from a spider."

[What is the most annoying part about your job?] The most annoying part about my current job is the backstage wifi at the NT. Its name, OpenAccess, is nothing but a cruel taunt.

[Did you go to training school, if so which one?] Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Or Mucus and Trauma, as it was known by our year.

I feel a little unsettled when iPhone Scrabble tells me "You emptied your rack!"