( [allow me this last lengthy and dramatic bit] )

My latest project was the one that took me to Iceland for a bit, a film for HBO and BBC1 called The Girl in the Cafe. It’s directed by David Yates, which is nice because I worked with him on "State of Play." I play the love interest of Bill Nighy, which is fabulous since I’m in love with him off screen as well, yes, it’s true. Who could ask for a ( Read more... )

I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet, give me a couple days and I'll toss myself back into action.

It seems like when we're children, we never want to grow up to lead ordinary lives. Why would we? You see a choice between being stuck in a suit behind a desk and being a superhero on the telly, and really, it's doesn't take a genius to see which is more appealing to a child. It's interesting to me that I always tended to want more when I was ( Read more... )

I will have an update of substance coming up, but I generally like bandwagons, so I'm jumping on ( this one )

When I looked at a calendar I was a bit shocked to see that it’s December. It’s impossible not to know it’s coming up, but I guess I didn’t realise just how close it had been. When I’m filming, I tend to live by my schedule and pay little attention to the actual day of the week or of the month. I had a brief period of panic in realising I’d so far ( Read more... )

I saw something recently that talked about character and how it’s gained, how it’s not something gained merely from experiences and wrong decisions, but from regretting those mistakes, accepting you’re wrong and moving past it. Feeling regret, essentially. It got me thinking about the last sentence of my last entry. I’ve had many times of just ( Read more... )

Some years ago, I took a survey/quiz out of boredom and one of the questions was, “If you had to choose, would you rather be forgotten or hated?” This was a no-brainer for me, I didn’t even have to think about it. As far back as I can remember I’ve had a fear of being hated. I didn’t fake being nice or anything to avoid hatred, but I would constant ( Read more... )

I meant to write something here in what seemed like a week ago, but seeing as my last entry was a little over a week ago, I guess I wasn't as behind as I thought. It feels as though I haven't updated in a month, but that's luckily not the case. I meant to talk about going on the piss with Kate (W) last week, which was the absolute high point. She's ( Read more... )

It's my lovely Kate's birthday. Kate, you're beautiful, talented, smart and truly one of the best friends I've ever had; I hope you know how much you mean to me and I hope your birthday's wonderful. At some point I'd like to pop by to give you a pressie or two whenever you're not busy with the family. I love you, you deserve the very best. :-*