I was grateful to have two weeks to shoot this one scene in Harry Potter. It's a big, big scene, but they have to deliver. And they have high expectations.

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

Most films are rooted in a book or a comic strip, but I don't go out there saying I want to do adaptations.

Awards are like applause, and every actor likes to hear applause.

You dread that there will be real problems during filming.

It's thrilling to have the opportunity to work in different areas, whether it's on a project that has all the resources behind it like Harry Potter or James Bond and then to go somewhere there's very few resources.

I don't plan a career. That doesn't work for me. I just have to go with my gut.