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.

Growing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives.

Well, I'll keep on auditioning and one day maybe I'll go to LA and try out for films there.

You can imagine how the kids teased me, with a name like Chris Hemsworth. 'Kiss Ham'sWart'-that's what they called me. Meaning if there was a piece of ham with an ugly wart on it, I was such a loser I'd probably kiss it. It was endless.

You have the massive world that was created by Marvel, and then you have these very intimate actors around you. There was as much character work on this as there would be on a little independent film. So, I felt very fortunate in that sense.

My father and I are very similar and have a wonderful relationship, but we both stand by our opinions.

You get the part, sign the contract and start to realize millions of people follow this guy and know more about your character than you do