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 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.

I actually went to university.

I don't really see the point in making a film unless you can think of a good reason to do it.

I think if actors don't think of themselves as funny in real life they think they can't do comedy.

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.

Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.