“I would say that maybe directors who act as well are easier with actors. I'm not saying that all directors have this, but sometimes you'll come across a director who sort of looks at an actor a bit like a kind of untrained horse that's been let out of the stable, like they might buck him.”

“I never said, 'I'm going to be a big star.' I said, 'I'm going to be a good actor.' And that took the pressure off.”