Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you’re doing because if not, you feel like it’s a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent.

My mum was slightly stressed because she didn’t want it to make my condition worse and it is a big risk factor with the stress. Exercise kind of exacerbated the condition but as long as they knew it wasn’t going to make me worse they were happy.