Barney Greenway

"When the producers first submitted the idea, they had me down to play this Axl Rose-type character [...] I told them we haven’t got our heads up our arses and there’s no way that we’d behave that way."

"One thing that bothers me about TV is the way that teenagers are portrayed. It’s down to the fucking Daily Mail‘s war on teenagers. They stigmatise young kids and it’s bullshit. The thing I like about Skins is it gives a genuine perspective on growing up."

"I don’t think I could act my way out of a paper bag!"