Blackbeard is probably the most infamous pirate who ever lived. He's one of those characters for which most of your work is done before you start.

You don't particularly want to stay close to your ex-wife. Or why would she be your ex-wife?

People tweet before they think, and it becomes obsessive.

Do you follow American politics? They hate Obama. Hate him. He's a black man. That's what it is: it's racist. This guy is no bleeding-heart liberal. He's a centrist.

When you're in your early 20s, you go ahead and do everything. And it's very hard to judge yourself.

Every actor has to love and loathe the character he plays.