I've got nothing against big-budget values. I mean, I was very proud of The Avengers, the part that I played in it, albeit a small one. It was thrilling to be part of it. But it's so huge that you can never really wrap your mind around it.

I was dishwasher, then promoted to chef in a local kitchen in a restaurant in Seattle, and I was working on a building site as well, putting in insulation and painting houses, and then doing some classes at a community college nearby.

Personally, my taste is towards development of a character, as well as the resolution of a story plot. I like to find both, if I can.

You give up a lot when you enter the years of parenting. It's a sacrifice.

The inherent corruption of man can often bring down the best system.

The American story is a story of great moments and dreadful moments.

I moved to Seattle when I was two or three years old. Had my early education there, and would spend summers on the farm in Maryland. Then I went to boarding school in New Hampshire, to St. Paul's School. From there, I moved to London.