As a kid, you run around the house pretending to be a superhero, and now to be doing it as a job, I feel very lucky.

I never felt big enough playing Thor. And then people talk about you like you're 9-foot tall and 800 pounds. I'm well aware of the illusion. There's not a second where I go: Yeah, I'm a god.

As a kid, I loved any fantasy.

I actually find it harder to act in the scenes where there's not much happening, say having a milkshake in the diner. That is far harder to do than straight scenes where there's a drama going on and you have something to do

I think it's important to be aware of different people's styles and how you adapt or change or steal their ideas.

Here's your opportunity, now you've got to make something of it.

Not often do you approach a character where people know more about him than you do.