Having been a father for 19 years I realise fatherhood has changed me.

I like the idea of being involved in pictures that can entertain the entire family and can stimulate youngsters into looking at picture books. There's nothing wrong with that.

Zoology has always been interesting to me. Nature is fascinating.

We've become so glorified in the movie-star system that it's become this artificial royalty. The truth is that we're circus clowns.

I love it all. I don't want to go through my career with one hand tied behind my back. I love making kids happy. I love the midnight audience. I like intense dramas. And I like high-adrenaline action films.

I like being at that place where you can either fall or stand. That's where I think you really have a shot at doing something truthful.

I think that movies can help guide us through those experiences [the problems that are happening in our daily lives, the stresses between countries, the economy and global warming]. I think all art tries to grapple with, redefine, come to terms with, express what's happening now when it's working. You can be entertained, but you can also be stimulated to think about things.