“I play the lead in ‘Dunkirk’, a part I was absolutely gagging for!”
“I’m from Salford, and I don’t have any immediate Irish connection.”
“My dad and his brothers were involved in amateur dramatics. From an early age, I was dragged along to rehearsals when they couldn’t get childcare. I was watching pensioners dance around in sweatpants, which was very traumatic for a young child.”
“People have said, ‘Oh, but you don’t look like you’re from Manchester.’ And I always want to ask, ‘What the hell does someone from Manchester look like?’”
“I’ve never actually been exposed to the hardships that proper soldiers endure. I also think you need a particular constitution to be a soldier – built a certain way and wired a certain way. I don’t know if I’d be too good with being told what to do all the time. I am a law-abider, but I’ve got a lot of questions and opinions, so maybe not.”
“I had to leave my three-year acting course at Guildhall a little early to start filming Chris Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk.’ It was an absolute dream come true.”
“I was quite frustrated by school and found solace in going to the drama studio, doing stupid voices, and being an idiot. I then went to Guildhall School of Music and Drama and signed with a great agent in my third year.”
“When Tom Hanks is in a film, you know it’s going to be good.”
“I want to do everything and be greedy in that way – film, TV, radio, theatre. If it’s juicy work, I want it!”
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