Everything always looked better in black and white. Everything always looked as if it were the first time; there's always more people in a black and white photograph. It just makes it seem that there were more people at a gig, more people at a football match, than with colour photography. Everything looks more exciting.
I didn't grow up listening to The Smiths, but now I am a fan. I love his music and listened to so much of it for the film. It's not a regular biopic; they picked a part of his life that people don't really know about. You learn what informs his lyrics.
I don't take myself seriously in the slightest, so it does amaze me that I've ended up being in all these very dark, sinister plays. But I love it because, touch wood, I'm lucky enough not to have that level of darkness in my life.
'The Passing Bells' highlights the horror of the fighting from both sides and draws parallels between these two young boys' lives.
Our parents were just brilliant parents who encouraged us to do whatever we wanted to do.
I'm fascinated by sports, the buzz of winning, and the buzz of losing.
The parts I've got to create are a little bit different to a lot of guys my age.