I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works?
My obsession is plastic packaging. It makes me sick, all the waste. Everything about it disappoints me.
'Divergent' is a story about people who don't fit into a category - that is a big part of the message - but it's also about conformity and forcing people into these simple archetypes. At the end of the day, humans don't exist like that. We're multifaceted.
I was thinking recently, I've always loved the ocean. If I could do it all again, I might do an oceanography degree. You can do ocean archaeology, and I thought that might be fascinating to do - man-made structures, where the sea has risen above the structures.
New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. All these cliches that, as an Englishman, I thought were from a bygone era or were a bit of poetic license with cop shows - the more you hang out with them, the more you realize how real that jargon is.
Everybody has a bit of body armor they wear to protect themselves, and love is about trying to break it down. You have to see who a person really is and connect with her to break that armor.
If you don't finish a day of stunts with a lot of bruises, you feel like you haven't done it right.
Every time I come, I'm still amazed at the breadth California has. Big Sur, Yosemite, the desert... I love it.
Inherently, I'm not a huge extrovert, so I actually find interviews and all the glamour to be a bit challenging sometimes.
I think you can tell when a New York show isn't shot in the city. It's so iconic and has such a specific energy.
Read more. Read every time you go to bed; read in the day - because at least, reading a book, you can't be distracted by anything else.
I saw 'Captain America' in 3D. It's cool. I liked the beginning. It's a really good setup.
You question, as anybody should, the overarching worth of your profession, right? So that's a question I've often asked myself.
I'm definitely a joker.
I had a pretty steep learning curve in film - as I'm still learning.
We're in a world where masculinity, especially with these big spectacle movies, is often pushed by rippling six packs and forcing an image down someone's throat trying to prove masculinity. Whereas I think true masculinity comes from having a strong sense of self.
What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them.
People say that New Yorkers aren't friendly, but I think they're more friendly than Londoners. Here there is a front-footed nature of Americans. You can go out on a night out and meet 10 random people and stay in touch with them, whereas that's not going to happen in the same way in London.
Let's see... I have a thing for pretty legs. But most importantly, I like confident women.
New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves.
