It's true in life, as in the movies, that the greatest highs are often followed by the lowest lows.

I used to sit in school and dream about getting into films.

Im something of a history buff. Its deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.

We are men of action. Lies do not become us.

I like historical pieces. History was my favorite subject in school, it was the only subject I excelled in. I love the idea of history and the idea that we may have the opportunity to learn from our past mistakes.

It's true in life, as in the movies, that the greatest highs are often followed by the lowest lows.

The things that you know intellectually when you're young become internalized as you get older. You realize all those clichés.