Q&A; Freddie Highmore

Freddie Highmore, 12, is in Finding Neverland and will be in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Is it difficult showing such raw emotions as you did in Finding Neverland?

It was really tough doing the funeral scene because it was right under a flight path, so we'd have to stop everything halfway through and then start up again. But with the other scenes, you just think that your mom's dead and your dad's dead, and it's really upsetting.

Are you having fun filming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Yes, it's great because other kids are around. Sometimes you can feel a bit lonely, you know, when you're just on your own, when you're the only kid [on...

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