Jake Green isn't just Jake Green. Jake represents all of us. The colour green is the central column of the spectrum and the name Jake has all sorts of numerical values. All things come back to him within the film's world of cons and games.

The English countryside is the most staggeringly beautiful place. I can't spend as much time there as I like, but I like everything about it. I like fishing, I like clay- pigeon shooting.

What I liked about American movies when I was a kid was that they're sort of larger than life and I think I'm still suffering from that reaction.

It's still too early to say how my wife will influence my life. But I do already know that it's sometimes hard work living with her.

As I get more and more involved in the child's world with Rocco his son I'm getting interested in making a film for children.

It's OK to have beliefs, just don't believe in them.

Brad [Pitt], poor geezer, was blown up, thrown around, burned, slapped, frozen. But never a moan or a whine. Now that's what I call a real star.