In America now every romantic comedy is interpreted politically. I can remember when I was promoting Black Hawk Down we were all being asked what it said about September 11th. Well, it was shot before that happened, so, nothing.

I think if you had to map that out at the beginning and you said, "Right, sit down, this is what you're going to be doing," you'd probably freak out. But I'm someone who really enjoys not being himself. So if you consider that, then it all sort of makes sense.

I think I wasted a lot of my youth, falling for girls who were a couple of years older than me.

I'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand.

I used to lift very heavy weights in my mid-twenties - I used to bench press over 300lb. The most I ever lifted was 330lb; I couldn't do that today, no way.

The darker the film, the more vital everyone's sense of humor is on set.

I guess subconsciously that all the great people you work with have an influence on you.