When I'm Panicked About My

I'm Always Sort Of Anticipating Life Being Difficult, But On A Basic Level, That's Sort Of On The Surface, On A Basic Level, I'm Optimistic In The Sense That I Think It's All Going To Be Alright In The End.

It's Very Difficult To Find The Time Or The Money For People To Organize Rehearsals For Some Movies. It Staggers Me How Little Preparation Often Goes Into These Scenes Which Are Difficult And Complicated. You Think, "god, It's Crazy. I've Never Met This Person Before And Here I Am Having To Work At How To Do A Whole Performance On The Set." It Was Great To Have A Few Days Of Just Talking To Michael [caine] And Daniel [barber] And Thinking About The Characters And The Relationship Between Them Before We Started Shooting.

There Were Moments Where I Was Being Kicked In The Stomach, And Even Though I Had This Brace On To Protect Me, I Still Had To Prepare Myself For It . You Can't Be Relaxed When That's Happening. You Have To Brace Your Muscles. I Can Remember Thinking As It Was About To Happen "wasn't That How Houdini Died?" I Think It Was.

51st State Was One That I Loved Doing Because The Character Was So Out There, And In A Way I Was Sad To Leave The Character Behind. I'm Afraid I Could Never Be That Cool In Real Life!

Doing Press Is Like Eating At Mcdonald's: While It's Going On It's Vaguely Enjoyable - You're Seduced By Your Own Vanity And Taking Yourself Rather Seriously - But Immediately Afterwards You Feel Sick.