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Privacy is clearly very important?

It is not like I want to exclude myself from society. I am really social and like being part of a community and stuff. That is the kind of odd part of having become a recognised face, as it were. I think I went in to a shell for some of my late twenties and now I want to come out of that. There is an obsession with celebrity in our culture. It is sad if you are an actor. Cary Grant and those big actors had a mystique and you’d ask… What are they going to do next? I have always tried to keep my cards close to my chest, while wearing my heart on my sleeve, in a way. But it is a really hard thing to do. Yeah privacy is important but I do not want that to sound... I am conscious of wanting to be part of the community.

So how do you feel when there is a recent photograph that had you seen with Victoria’s Secrets model Miranda Kerr.

It is funny, isn’t it. She is beautiful, as well. It is odd that you bump into somebody. Another example of that is that I was at dinner the other night, just before I came back to London, and I bumped in to Bryan Singer. I had visited my ex-girlfriend on her set and I knew Brian who is a really great guy. Then later my mum said… Are you going to do a part in the new Superman?’ It is another example of the same thing, isn’t it. It’s like a trade-off. I did not go to drama school expecting to deal with all of this stuff or that I would even get to the point when it would be part of my life. When it is, it is the fear of the unknown that creates a lot of the tension you see in a lot of the faces of people when they are living through it. Then they get over it.

You are in Hawaii, one of the more remote parts of the world, how difficult was it to organise your birthday party?

I didn’t actually get to have the party. I just had friends and dinner and that was great. It is just part of the job, man. I love getting dressed up, putting make up on, prancing around with a sword in my hand or not…whatever it may be. I feel that I am really lucky to have created a body of work, which I am proud of, and I want to keep doing that. So it is a trade off.

It sounds like a push-pull thing when you are in these huge films and you’d like to do something more organic, like act on stage?

For sure. I am looking to myself and love being British. If rugby is one of our national sports, it is like England brings you down and tackles you. It is like… Dont think you are going that far ahead of anyone else, because we are all part of the same pack. I really love that about being British. My mum and sister do it to me more than anyone. So I am sort of conscious that I would love to do a play and it would be important to find the right play. Now I have turned 30 I do not feel the next job will define who I am. If Leonardo DiCaprio can go from TITANIC to MAN IN THE IRON MASK and THE BEACH and finally go to THE DEPARTED and BLOOD DIAMOND, then if he can do it, why can’t I? Being a Brit you feel slightly on the outside in terms of some of that stuff. I just want to make choices I feel good about.

What about taking on that cameo role in EXTRAS?

They approached me and wrote something. Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant are fantastic. I loved what Kate Winslet did on EXTRAS, and I thought it would be great to do something like that. They wrote a script and I said…There has to be more to be had here. I said…I have not done two trilogies not to have a dig at some of it. I took the piss out of myself.

What about the references to Johnny Depp in that episode of EXTRAS?

Johnny Depp has a really great sense of humour. He loves British comedies. I think he did THE FAST SHOW - you know, suits you sir.

And has anyone taking the piss out of you in real life?

It happens all the time.  I have had plenty of hurtful remarks. I do not read them, but when my mum tells me…’Don’t worry, darling, you are going to be fine.’ I say, ‘Yeah, I am doing fine, mum, what are you talking about?’ I start asking, ’What are people are saying?’ The good is as good as the bad. I do not want to hear the praise or the criticism. Paul Newman said that a man without enemies is a man without character. There are some people who you are just not going to get on with. It is good for me.

Whom do you find sexy on screen?

Jaws -all those teeth. (Jokes) I don’t know. There are so many. Ingrid Bergman, Julie Christie, too, that was a great scene (DON’T LOOK NOW).

When you were a youngster did you have any posters on the wall?

I used to tear out pictures of models from magazines. I was surrounded by beautiful women.

Are you a Manchester United fan?

People are always asking me this, because I once said when I was growing up that I followed them. But I have not followed football for a long time - sadly.
You talk about doing work for the children of Indonesia, are you going to have a family yourself?

Listen, man, I would love to be doing that. Timing is everything, man. You can’t force that. As much as I would say that it would be good to have family and kids, it would take a special kind of woman who is going to have her feet grounded enough to deal with the bizarre circumstances I find myself in. The reality? Most of it is nonsense.

What did your mother advise you about women?

When you grow up with two women - and strong women  - as much as my father was part of my life, he was not directly part of my life…. so I felt the plight of a woman living in a man’s world. So it gives you that perspective. If it were a more male dominated house, you would have a male dominated perspective.

Did your mum tell you to let go of your emotions, like not being afraid to cry?

If there was more communication...To be honest, there is this quote I have. (He looks for it in his pocket).“The actions of all leaders will be based on the principle of making all mothers happy.” It is a struggle, though.

What car do you drive?

I don’t own a car actually. But I have always thought that, in terms of safety, that the Audi is a great car. I owned a car when I was a kid. I went down to auction on Wandsworth Bridge Road and bought a car - a Golf - which was from Canterbury autos for 160 Pounds. I drove it everywhere until it died.

What CDs are you listening to?

The Raconteurs, a band called Beirut; I am still listening to The Clash, Dylan, The Stones and The Band of Horses. There is a great song called The Funeral. I tried to play that on the radio.

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