When you come from an under-privileged background, oftentimes, you feel a little overwhelmed by your education or your lack of.

I've got two smoking guns that just look incredible, and I love to pull them out whenever I can.

There's the argument that you can relate to someone who's completely unrelatable. In the way that a director shows you his imagination on a film, then I get to show you my imagination in a big dumb character.

What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world.

There has been a big debate about it: can a black man play a Nordic character?

I don't get recognised that much yet in London, but when I do I get a real sense of achievement.

If I was gonna go to jail, I don't want to go to jail for stealing a bottle of water. I'll steal that $20 million. At least then it was worth it.