I think what makes people fascinating is conflict, it's drama, it's the human condition. Nobody wants to watch perfection.

You aren't a true internationalist until you've supplied weapons to kill your own countrymen.

I've always had a soft spot for comic books.

Helen Mirren is someone that I have really admired ever since I saw her in Excalibur. That was the first thing I said to her. "I loved you as Morgan Le Fay."

There's a fine line between the Method actor and the schizophrenic.

It may come as a surprise to people, but I'm actually quite boring and normal. What do I do? I read books. I drive my kid to school. I have lunch with my wife. I pick my kid up from school. I go home.

As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best ways I can apply myself as an actor, is to go beyond movie stardom and celebrity.