It was very hot, very rugged and quite inaccessible. But I had a fantastic time. The work is the thing that motivates me.

Right from the beginning of time there were these very very attractive bad guys. It's a life that most of us have never led, so that's what makes it so attractive. The jobs that they have, the world that they occupy, is very alien to us.

When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks.

It's nice to be asked to do good projects.

Being a salesman and an actor were not that dissimilar: It is a good lesson in covering up your feelings. No one wants to buy from someone who looks depressed.

Sometimes you just can't walk away from films you're offered, like the Dylan Thomas thing.