I'm from a family of six men, so I'm bound to be physical.

It's our job as actors to make it look like it's not manufactured. If you have two actors who understand their characters - and therefore what they are trying to portray - then all they need to do is be the characters and there's a chemistry there.

My version of Superman is essentially of a guy who has spent his whole life alone.

I was overweight when I went to school. In fact, I was overweight when I left, just taller. Fatty Cavill was the nickname. I mean, no one wants to be Fatty Cavill.

I often find during a day of shooting I will speak in an American accent all day long when I'm doing dialogue. At the end of the day, it often takes an effort when I'm talking to my fiancee to bring my English back just because you're so used to speaking that way.

Nature is a definite thing. But nurture is just as powerful. It can really mess with you.

I didn't read comics as a kid - though, obviously, I've read a lot since.