I'd Like To Think That We Strive

I Think We Can Be Very Narrow-minded In This Country; You See Something That Someone's Done And Immediately Want Them To Do The Same Thing Again - But If They Don't, They're Criticised For Not Doing The Same Thing Again, But If They Do They're Just Repeating Themselves.

I Just Directed The Jungle Book With Cate Blanchet And Christian Bale.

No Matter How Extreme Things Get, It Still Has That Ring Of Truth About It That Backs The Characters - Even Though They're Despicable And What They're Doing Isn't Right You Still Care For Their Fate.

It's A Weird Thing With Acting And It Happens To A Lot Of Actors, Not Just Myself - It's Like You're Giving Off An I Really Need To Be Loved Today Vibe. My Worst Moment Recently Is I Fell Asleep On The Tube In London On The Victoria Line 8:30 In The Morning And I Woke Up And There Were About Five People With Iphones Taking Pictures.

I Mean, In Many Ways, You Know, I Felt Very Connected To Ian (dury) On, On A Lot Of Levels. I Mean, Politically, & Sort Of, Socially, Our, Kind Of, Social Backgrounds Are Quite Similar In Many Ways, As Well As Our Kind Of Artistic Endeavors. So There Were Many, Many Things That Sort Of Chimed In For Me, And Kind Of Made Me Feel Very Instinctive About Playing Him, And, And Although, There Was Sort Of A Certain Amount Of Impression Involved, Actually, There's A Lot Of Myself In The Role.