One of my biggest disappointments is watching the trailer for the second Lord of the Rings film and having Gandalf in it. Why? He died in the first one, why give it away in the trailer just to try and sell 1000 more seats? It's daft.

I like to think I'm some savage realist.

The fight scenes in 'The World's End' have a certain balletic quality to them.

I don't see the point of being an actor and doing the same thing, all the time. Where's the challenge there?

I wanted to write rather than do anything else. But 'cause I left school at 15, I didn't know what a noun was, still don't.

When I was younger, I jumped out of a moving car. I would do anything. Now, being a father and knowing the political state of the world, there are certain things which potentially could be religiously volatile that I would probably avoid, but not much.

I find acting tough, but sitting around chatting - that's easy.