Joe Thomas

You don't need to over-dramatise life, you can just reflect it. It's more interesting, in a way, if it appears to ring true.

I live in a flat in central London. I do like it there; there's always stuff going on. But I do crave a bit of peace and quiet.

Most period drama is so earnest. A lot of it is about making yourself take seriously things you wouldn't normally.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

There's never been anything I didn't love that I didn't connect with on a personal level because, to some degree, I projected upon it.