I wanted to be a missionary and work abroad, but girls started to become a bigger part of my life around the time I lost interest in the priesthood.

Leading man seems to quite often be an idealized figure.

That's the main thing that attracts me - characters who have big journeys. I like playing those people.

I actually went to drama school at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in Glasgow, so I stayed in my home town the whole time. However, I see more of my friends now than I did then. It's strange.

I wanted to join the navy to get some perspective on the world and explore.

I'm probably more dangerous in a car than I am on a motorbike; on a bike I'm very mindful of the fact that if you make a mistake you're dead.

I look at the Christian Bale movies, the Batman films, and that shows you that superhero movies don't just have to be about men in tights.