'Danny DeVito congratulated me on my Oscar'

An Oscar winner who returned to his old college to speak to students "told them to follow their dreams - just like I did."

James Price from Herefordshire took the award, along with Shona Heath, for their work in creating the Victorian sci-fi world of Poor Things, for which Emma Stone took best actress.

Hereford College of Arts welcomed back Mr Price, whose talk to students included some celebrity name-dropping.

"Arnie [Schwarzenegger] and Danny DeVito walk in and they're like 'oh, congratulations,' because we're holding our Oscars there," he told the audience.

Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, tells the story of Bella Baxter, a woman who is brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist.

Mr Price studied his BTec at the college in 1993, and when asked if the qualification helped in his later career, he said: "When I went and did a degree after, you could tell the people that had done BTec. They were the gobby ones.

"[Those] who done A-level and a more kind of traditional, they... didn't talk about their work as much or find it so easy.

"So I definitely have an inner resilience and I'm not going to shut up when I should shut up."

Asked by the BBC if he ever got tired looking at his Oscar, he said: "It sort of just stays on the side in the kitchen now.

"It's the joy it brings other people, that instantly puts a smile on people's faces."

Student Josie Hart said he was "really humble"

Josie Hart, a first-year photography student, said she thought he was "amazing".

She added: "We get talks from loads of different artists and they're usually all amazing.

"But there was something about him that just seemed so down to earth, really humble, really funny, he joked, it wasn't serious. It was really nice."

Price had his Oscar and Bafta with him when he talked to the students

Mr Price's message to the current students was "follow what's in your heart, you get there eventually".

Asked about his visit, he said: "It's really enjoyable and hopefully in 10, 20, 30 years - because it's 30 years since I've been here - some of them will come back."