We [ with Russel Crowe] had an Arabic coach there [ in the Body of Lies] that was really helpful, because it was more so than any accent. You have to be so exact, and there's different dialects of Arabic from country to country so it was really, really difficult to tell you the truth. And one of the hardest things I've ever had to do language-wise, because it comes from the throat. It's different. And also learning about the customs and the culture and all that, so we had advisors for that sort of thing.

I'm a big history buff so to walk the streets...the ancient world like that was pretty astounding.

As far as my own dreams, I'm not a big dreamer, I think obviously we suppress things in life, emotions and thoughts, and we should wake up and look at that.

I hate complaining about paparazzi, I hate complaining about being recognised, because if I ultimately didn't want to be an actor or in the public eye, I would quit doing what I do. That's not the reason I do it, but I love the work so much that it's worth it.

You see, I think negative emotions are always trumped by positive emotions.

To put a lot of hard work and effort into a project or character and for it to be recognised, how can it not be nice?

What I would do in order to be popular was, I'd put myself on line and joke around and be funny, and I was always known as the crazy kid.