The truth is, I don’t have any problem with journalists – I count some of them as friends – also some of my heroes are journalists, I’m a big fan of Robert Fisk – great people or crazy people who are prepared to stand up for what’s right.
The genuine truth, and I do think about this a lot, is that I’m one of the least competitive people you’ll ever meet. Except with myself.
I know what I like in other actors: truth. That’s the best. It makes you say, ‘OK, I’ll go with you on this.’
Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don’t trust myself. I need that balance.
I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.
If I wanted to make spy movies for the rest of my life, that would be one thing, but I don’t want to just make spy movies.