I watched a lot of Douglas Fairbanks movies. He always played the same role with a mustache. Zorro had a mustache. The Musketeer had a mustache. Tarzan had a mustache.

I never think of the completed film, rather the adventure of what I'm about to live.

In many cases for an actor it's a comfortable position to be in. But it's harder to fail as a director.

I'm happiest on set because I'm not myself. I'm someone else. The moustache, the dinner jacket. It's not me. You're always this sort of double, and it's liberating. Imagine being stuck with yourself... all those doubts.

I want to work with a director who becomes my brother, my father, for two months. You give yourself over to that person.

I don't want everyone to like me, and I don't choose who likes me. You have to give them the choice, give them the option.

I can't speak American dog very well. There was a lot of improvisation with Uggie - like when I put the dog on the table or sometimes I follow him, sometimes he follows me. I had a lot of treats in my pocket. We worked with Omar Von Muller, the dog trainer. It was very easy because it was a big movie.