I always wanted to be an actor. I had the arrogance to believe I couldn't be anything else.

Well the thing is, once you have a snow leopard it's difficult to go back. Everything is going to be slightly disappointing. It's very telling what your choice would be. Because that's probably how you see yourself. We used to play that game as kids and you'd say if you were animal what would you be and it'd usually be the opposite of what it should be. But all animals have got their virtues. You know, cockroaches got virtues.

I stopped worrying about being desired a long time ago.

Privacy is important. Anybody who doesn't think that, they're crap. But I know I'm going to lose some of that and that's something I'll have to deal with.

The worst situation you can have in a thriller is a lead who looks like he can handle himself.

I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.

You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.