I'm quite an independent person, and I had to be. As a boy and growing into a young man I had to look out for myself. And now I'm very family-oriented. It's a big priority in my life.

I would love to have a robot at home.

I treat auditions like I treated my first dates. It's an opportunity to get to know a stranger and to learn from each other.

One of the Canadian customs guards got suspicious and said 'Haven't you been coming and going across the border a lot lately?' I finally told him I was auditioning for Wolverine and everything changed. One minute it was get ready for the strip search, the next it was come on and sign six hundred autographs.

Because I believe actually the more you do something, the less frightening it becomes because you start to realize the outcome is not as important as you think.

We have far more ability than we give ourselves credit for.

One thing I do personally started 20 years ago. I started meditating, and I know twice a day I can kind of let everything drop. It's just about being quiet, like drawing back the day, and it allows me to have energy.