I considered becoming a priest very seriously. I wanted to travel the world. By the time I turned 16, I realized I was only in it for selfish reasons. And, more importantly, I didn't want to sacrifice the ladies!

I play football once or twice a week. I eat pretty healthy. I'm in fairly good shape most of the time.

When I was 15 or 16 - I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails.

Leading man seems to quite often be an idealized figure.

The minute you start to strategize too much, the more you start to think you're in control of your own fate. And you're not, really.

For me, Charles Xavier is a monk. He's like a selfless, egoless almost sexless force for the betterment of humanity and mortality.

It's quite liberating to have a director stand beside the camera and say: "Do this now, and do that now..." It's also a bit sordid but it liberates an actor, I think.