[Pirates] are a victim of their own success. People have identified with pirates in a comic and caricature sense.

You just have to open the newspapers in most Western news to see real violence.

When you're wearing jeans, there's a shift in your center of gravity.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

I don't give a damn if you like Blackbeard. I don't care if you think he is an absolute despot. Do you believe me? If you do, I've done my work.

I didn't want people to go out wanting to go tool up against the bad guys (and at impressionable ages). I said, don't shy away from the violence or pull back on this, commit to this.

It's all about the integrity of their characters. They [Marvel] care so much about the loyalty and integrity of each and every character and all of their stories. They trust and love their readership. They're the ones who have invested in these stories.