Most actors are drawn towards historical tellings because it's one of the most simple forms of storytelling.

I am comfortable playing the fool, I think.

Half my fan mail comes from Japan.

I'm probably a little too uninhibited.

I'm not that kind of Bob Dylan, tortured creative.

I think escapism is very important, certainly in my life. I love nothing more than escaping into the world of a film or a novel. To be involved in creating that for other people is a privilege.

I swim a lot. I swim most days.