One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

My childhood was very colourful, and I am very good friends with both my parents. We have no secrets.

I try and avoid thinking of strategy and I tend to stick to my gun of doing things that I like and try to avoid things that I "should" be doing, and stay true to that.

I don't think that anyone can really understand anything until it's understood on a cellular, emotional level.

I used to have the most visceral response to having my photo taken. I felt like instantly bursting into tears and running out of the room. I hated all the attention, which is such a stupid thing for an actor to say.

I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to be an actor. It has just always been an inevitability on some level.

One of the great things about the 'Iron Man' franchise is that they employ fascinating actors who don't necessarily do action movies. Before 'Iron Man' you didn't associate Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow with those kinds of films. There's an emphasis on repartee and wit.