Drugs? Every one has a choice and I choose not to do drugs.

We were both [ with Russel Crowe] hand-plucked to do [The Quick and the Death]. He had done Romper Stomper and I had done Gilbert Grape and so we were hand- plucked to do this big budget film. So we were both very bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

The more I've acted, I've realised that I have a) no control of and b) no way of really quite understanding how people react to anything I do, or any movie I do.

I'm not a big dreamer. I never have been. I remember fragments of my dream, and I try to take a traditional sort of approach to researching this project and doing preparation for it.

I've managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off-camera.

I've got this reputation for shooting one take which is a wonderful reputation to have but it's hard to live up to.

You can either be a vain movie star, or you can try to shed some light on different aspects of the human condition.