I'm attracted to seeing how different I can be, pushing the boat out.

It's difficult to gauge that. With a bad guy you just know you're bad. To play a nice guy is harder - unless you are a very nice person like me of course.

Baddies always do get the best lines, that's the honest truth.

There are lots of people I admire and respect, but I don't necessarily want to be like them. I'm too happy being myself.

I come from a very big family from every economic background. Some of the streets I talk about, I've actually walked on because I have family from there. Jamaica has so many contradictions.

My dad listened to a lot of James Taylor when I was growing up. We had a couple of his cassettes in the car, and we'd go on a lot of long family car trips. It was either strange musicals or James Taylor - or Whitney Houston. It was quite the combination there.

Loving and parenting a dog as a single parent can create all sorts of new and unusual problems, but also new sources of joy.

I made the choice not to have children, so I can spend my days just writing; there are no kids demanding my time.