I'm not better than anyone else.

Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.

I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.

The sexiest part of the body is the eyes. That's what I believe.

There's certainly a huge element of luck in me ending up where I've ended up.

I think I am more attracted to characters with a subtext, whatever that is and they don't necessarily have to be virtuous, but they have to at least be human.

I am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan.

Very often when you see families it's all perfect and neat, and parenting isn't like that. You do have constant negotiations. Things are ever developing and ever changing, and you constantly have to evaluate how you deal with your kids.

I watch a film and the most important thing to me is what I think of the movie.

I'm the git in the family.

Good dialogue is very important.

I would never give anybody any advice about anything.

If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important.

The thing about Hemingway that people forget is that all the stuff he did was at a time where people weren't traveling that much. At 19 he travels to Italy. He goes to the Spanish Civil War. He goes to China, he goes to Africa so at that time to travel that much is really incredible.

I want to be in movies that stand the test of time.

The financial implode is bound to be reflected in the movies that are being made, there's no question.

I love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things.

You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other - the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies.

Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.

I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can.

I come from a very working-class background.

Rudeness can make me angry.

Obviously, I'm attracted to heavier movies.

I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.

I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role.

One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.

Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies.

I think anybody who bets on horses and says they win is probably a liar.

I dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can't sing - that is why.

I don't play video games.

I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across.

I was not a very fearful kid, really.

I'm a huge fan of 'The Exorcist.'

I'm not a great one for classic horror or cheap thrills.

I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing.

I live in London and I love living in a gun free environment and long may it continue.

I am comfortable around babies and children because I have two of my own.

When you are shooting action, there is a satisfying thing because your objectives are very clear.

There's something to play if there's conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that's where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you've got something to play, there's layers to it.

Action scenes are not that different from other scenes.

I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.

I had to ride a horse once. In 'King Arthur.' I said I could ride, but I had to call for lessons on the day the deal was signed. I started out on this little chunky thing and slowly moved up. It was months of work.

Outside of being home with my family, I prefer a crowd.

I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.

I can't remember ever being involved in a fight in a movie where I haven't done most of it.

I've done a number of things based on real people or true stories or based on books, and I'm a great believer that you have to be true to the script.

I do get clocked. But it's not invasive to the point where it's upsetting. It doesn't encroach.

I've got actor friends who didn't get breaks, who struggle and worry about things that I'm fortunate not to have to worry about.

I'd like to do a film which is funny.

I'm interested in playing all kinds of parts.