I had a great drama teacher and he sort of made out drama school as this incredibly difficult thing to get into: 6000 people apply every year and some of the schools only have 12 places. It's a phenomenally difficult thing to get into. And that excited me – I wanted that challenge.

I had a great drama teacher and he sort of made out drama school as this incredibly difficult thing to get into: 6000 people apply every year and some of the schools only have 12 places. It's a phenomenally difficult thing to get into. And that excited me – I wanted that challenge.

You can be the best actor in the world but if you don't have that one lucky moment it kind of doesn't matter. There are a lot of amazing actors who will never get the chance to prove themselves because they won't have that one lucky moment.

You can be the best actor in the world but if you don't have that one lucky moment it kind of doesn't matter. There are a lot of amazing actors who will never get the chance to prove themselves because they won't have that one lucky moment.