I think that Liverpool's particular modern history lends itself to the cinema better than London in many ways. When you go to Liverpool, you absorb that whole sound and humour.
My personal life is invented for me, so why bother?
The older I get, I'm really reminded how important the arts are to our wellbeing as a society.
If you've got a camera, go to a war zone and tell a story.
The war on drugs is being lost on a daily basis.
Every time the Tories get a bit of power, they rip off all the things I love... The mining industry. Milk.