This was basically the first time I got to act in action scenes, with things blowing up all around me. It sounds corny, but I think every actor would like to - at least once in his or her career - play the person who saves the entire world.
I always try to act as though there is a little boy or a little girl around, and I try never to do anything that would give them a bad example.
The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it.