I had two family members involved in World War I: two great-uncles. One of them is on a memorial in France. And the other was a trench runner who survived the war. The average life span of a trench runner was 36 hours, but he survived the whole war.

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

I'd rather be shot than be seen falling out of some trendy club.

I don't really know who I am as an actor: the best thing would be to experiment with it for the next 30 years and never really find out.

I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff.

Half my fan mail comes from Japan.

I actually went to university.