Anyplace of work where you have a cross section of work, you have mini-ecosystem. A little representation of what the planet is. You have the Alpha Dog. You have the young ones, the old ones. The pissed off one. The quiet one.

I learned discipline from my father. Not in terms of corporal punishment, but being determined in whatever you do, and sticking with it.

Martin Campbell is a director who has that ability to marshal so many forces together and create a film.

I never took acting classes, but I knew I could do it based on the skill with which I lied to my parents on a regular basis!

I'm the guy doing calisthenics. I'm doing jumping jacks and deep knee bends. I work out like a British person.

There are guys I admire. Like Jimmy Stewart and - a more modern example - Tom Hanks. They managed to do it and have a really high standard for their work, but at the same time they remained incredibly classy and well-regarded personally throughout the process, which I thought was rare and kind of cool. And I'm trying. I try. I haven't thrown any TVs out the hotel window yet.

Like a lot of people, I've got a self-loathing streak that's alive and well. It acts as a de facto engine when I'm working, but it also has its extraordinary pitfalls, too.