How did I end up in films with people like Keira Knightley... all these beautiful leading ladies and me - it's kind of shocking.

The ability to compromise and having the ability to laugh at ourselves is huge and works well for me.

I wasn't a class clown, I never developed this comedic flair as a kid. Even when I decided to become an actor, it was just to be an actor, not necessarily a comedic actor. I wasn't that guy who struck out with women so he became really funny, and that's when the women started to like him.

Anything nice that's said about me is diametrically opposed to who I am.

It's not a master plan to do every remake and every recreation of icons. It's just what I've been hired to do.

Do I need to be liked? Absolutely not. I like to be liked. I enjoy being liked. I have to be liked. But it's not like a compulsive need to be liked. Like my need to be praised.

Well, it might have been if I'd had success earlier in life, but having success that much later meant I was far more grounded when it came. The last few years of my life have just been surreal and after a lifetime of disappointment and heartache and rejection, I still don't believe this is all actually happening. I'm extremely grateful for my success - I just never expect it to last and my motto, if I have one, is just put your head down and do the job.