The success of the film is down to the crew.
You should be careful what you wish for, as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives, but others can have different agendas.
In terms of jumping into a characters skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is whats required to achieve what I want to achieve.
I try and do films I know I'm going to enjoy watching as well as being in.
I am an actor through and through.
If the script is not so good and it is a great director you're more likely to do it. But generally speaking, my passion for a project starts or stops with the quality of the script.
I don't have any problem working with first-time directors because all directors have to start somewhere and all great directors have had a first film. So, if you take the view that you don't want to work with a first-timer, you might miss out on a fantastic opportunity.
I'm doing a Dylan Thomas film, Map of Love, with Mick Jagger producing again. It's a wonderful script.
I just love jumping into someone else's life. It is a relatively cheap way to experience things you would be too scared to contemplate in your own life.
Fairfax was incredibly important to the shaping of the country.
Sometimes people say to you that you should try to be in a bigger film, but it's the way it pans out.
Sometimes you just can't walk away from films you're offered, like the Dylan Thomas thing.
I read all the books on Fairfax in the British Library, did a lot of horse riding and studied military tactics of the time, finding out that he actually laid his rose garden out in strategic formations! But Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting. In terms of jumping into a character's skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is what's required to achieve what I want to achieve.
The point is to be involved in the moment.
I don't like acting things; I like feeling things.
Being a salesman and an actor were not that dissimilar: It is a good lesson in covering up your feelings. No one wants to buy from someone who looks depressed.
Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting.
I tend to do golf charity things because it's much safer and you don't get much chance of a broken arm or leg.
I got involved in script development from the beginning. It was nice to see how a film gets made right from the beginning. It was quite hands-on for me.
You're making a movie, not a documentary. If you made a film like the historians would like you to make, you're not going to go and see it. I'd rather see paint dry.
You grow up a lot in terms of your understanding of the industry and how to deal with the corporate things.
When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks.
