I didn't do drugs. It wasn't my thing. But the drink was terrible. Today when I look back, it's like I was another person. You could call it a coping mechanism, but that would be an excuse. I just drank too much.

There are roles that you chase sometimes.

What other people think of me is none of my business.

I'm rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.

I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.

Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice.

I'm still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent - you get contaminated after so long.