I'm A Dual Citizen, As

I Had Friends At School, But I Was Never Part Of A Gang And I Dreamed Of That Sense Of Belonging To A Group. You Know, Where People Would Call Me 'em' And Shout Across The Bar, 'em, What Are You Drinking?' After The Show.

I Spent A Lot Of Time With A Real Detective, A Lady Detective Inspector Who Was The Only Female Detective Inspector In The Whole Of East London. She And I Hung Out A Lot. She Showed Me What She Did And I Spent Time With Her. So, [she Was] A Lot Of The Inspiration For The Way I Dressed And Sometimes The Dialogue In Those Interview Scenes Where We're Cross Examining And Questioning The Youths And Trying To Get A Confession Out Of Them.

Breakfast Is My Favorite Meal. I Cook A Big One For Everyone - Bacon And Eggs. I Own A Lot Of Eggcups.

Accents Are Very Tangible, Blessedly, And If You Have To Do One, It's A Way Of Getting Into Character. I Can Read It Through A Few Times And Pretend I Know What I'm Doing!

It's Censorship, Really. I Don't See Why It's Not Okay For Somebody Under The Age Of 17 Watch Someone Smoking When They Can Watch Someone Have Their Brains Blown Out? My Son And I Were Watching An Ad On The Television The Other Day. And It Said, "rated R." He Said, "what Does 'rated R' Mean?" I Said, "god, I Don't Know. You Can't Watch It Unless You're Over A Certain Age."