I always thought that, in a way, you want your Superman to be a total unknown.

If there is one thing I object to, its actors talking about how tough their jobs are.

Im attracted to things that are challenging and fun and interesting, and it certainly seems that audiences enjoy them as well.

Secondarily, I think films that are driven by music also terrify studios.

I like being able to go to a local pub and have great food and particularly love pubs that welcome my dogs.

I can't judge the characters I play, because it's for the audience to do. What I can try to do is to understand and embody what were they going through? How did they make the decisions they made? That to me is a more interesting way to approach something, rather than saying this person is a villain and that person is this and - because it's not very interesting to play that anyway.

I certainly identify with the role of mentor and, to some degree, maybe teacher. I do a lot of work with kids at the Old Vic.