Every single film I've done, it's about the character.

My definition of bad-ass is that I'm a force of nature and true spirit. I'm self-admitting that, and it sounds vain to say that, but I am.

I've never had to explain Prometheus to people, ever. Most people get it.

Because I was big, I didn't have to listen to anyone doubting me. I was just considered good at football or whatever, there were no questions about it.

As an actor, you're trained to do the right thing, be politically correct, say your lines, say the right thing about the people you're working with...

I was cast in 'Thor' and I'm cast as a Nordic god. If you know anything about the Nords, they don't look like me but there you go. I think that's a sign of the times for the future. I think we will see multi-level casting. I think we will see that, and I think that's good.

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