The thing about Hemingway that people forget is that all the stuff he did was at a time where people weren't traveling that much. At 19 he travels to Italy. He goes to the Spanish Civil War. He goes to China, he goes to Africa so at that time to travel that much is really incredible.

For an actor, it's very important to get a clear idea of what a director wants, and their intention for what they want to get out of a scene and how they want to shoot it. Having that knowledge is really valuable, for an actor. It means you can deliver more.

I'm always very aware of the physical challenges of work. I train much more than I did when I was in my twenties, and I've done some very physical films, and I always get properly prepared for them and get as fit as I can.

Very often on films, even without a producer credit, I'll be involved, very early on. I want to be there as the thing is taking shape.

Audiences can be very judgmental.

I can't remember ever being involved in a fight in a movie where I haven't done most of it.

I certainly am not a great believer in over-rehearsing between actors, and certainly not doing the dialogue too much.