It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's.

I don't see a benefit in accepting every single little morsel of work that comes along because I think in essence what you're doing is you're raping yourself really.

A lot of the ancient Norse myths and legends are the basis of a lot of the sci-fi, fantasy films out there. Telling these stories in a contemporary medium, it's all good.

I love fishing and surfing, and I work out every day.

One of the crazy things about our job is that we get taught these insane skills that we could never use in real life.

I don't believe I could work as effectively at what I do without the support of my wife.

I was a fan of the 'Dredd' comics when I was a teenager.