“I left school with no qualifications, but I was doing theatre and film...” — Dexter Fletcher Quote

I left school with no qualifications, but I was doing theatre and film work and thought that was the best thing since sliced bread.

'Sunshine' is really an experiment for me to see if I am a filmmaker beyond having my own stories to tell.

With directing, you've got to find something and drag it up from its inception, and I'm at the early stages of doing that again. There's something all-consuming and addictive about that.

If you're not keen on crowds, it might be best to give Edinburgh a miss during festival time when it can get extremely busy.

My first trip abroad was to do a TV version of 'Les Miserables' in France with Anthony Perkins. There I was at 12 acting with the guy from 'Psycho.' My parents were teachers, and it was hard for them to relate to that world.

In L.A., I worked as a bagger at a Ralphs for about two weeks. And I said, 'I just can't do that.' Not that it's a bad job. I would put the bread down and then the cans down on the bread, so I got fired. Or I just left. I'm not really sure which one happened.

I had a meal in Pizza Hut and the waitress told me I didn't need to pay. So I decided to be a bit cheeky and ask for more pizza and garlic bread.

I don't need the bread, but it's nice to do something creative.

There are certainly times when baseball is much more than bread and circus, times when baseball resonates deeply and meaningfully with many, many people, and times when a game that is built around overcoming failure can teach us all a few important lessons.