Michael Socha

“The thing is, with 'This Is England', you're always thinking as yourself. You're acting on an instinct. You're acting on what you've heard, what you've been told, and what's happened beforehand.”

“I always get nervous when I watch what I'm in. Very self-critical.”

“I love my Nike Air Max trainers. They're big and bulky and spanking - I can't be doing with grubby trainers.”

“I suppose, back in the day, when I was on the stage, I had nothing to lose, and I did the accents.”

“I like to go for auditions. I enjoy that aspect of this job until I actually need a job, and then that becomes a problem. The worst thing is to build yourself up for a role and not get it, so now I'm just taking every day as it comes and trying not to rely on anything.”