The theater's a live thing, and film is, to some extent, a discipline where you're putting everything together and trying to execute something exactly. You do it away from people and then you present it at the end.

Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.

I don't like being consumed by work all the time. I consume myself so much when I do a part that I like to step away from it.

I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.

I don't just like to have 1 take, but not too many. I think it is good to keep it alive.

I had to ride a horse once. In 'King Arthur.' I said I could ride, but I had to call for lessons on the day the deal was signed. I started out on this little chunky thing and slowly moved up. It was months of work.

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.