“I think it's important to keep your personal life to yourself as much as you can. It protects your sanity and you need to have boundaries. And it helps that enchantment of watching an actor. If you know someone's favourite colour or what they like to do on a Sunday, you won't fall for the character ”

“I just didn't want to walk away from football without knowing what it meant to be a manager, or even wondering what it was like to be sacked.”