As a kid, you run around the house pretending to be a superhero, and now to be doing it as a job, I feel very lucky.
Every film has challenges and all of us are doing it together, all the cast is doing it together so you keep each other motivated I guess and keep each other in check.
I get to stay active and that is my job at the moment, so I can’t complain.
I like to explore things.
It is often difficult to watch yourself onscreen, especially 60-feet high. As an actor, it is an uncomfortable experience.
My father and I are very similar and have a wonderful relationship, but we both stand by our opinions.
Sometimes there is more exploration in the character for a villain.
Work all paled into the background as soon as I had a baby.
I think it’s important to be aware of different people’s styles and how you adapt or change or steal their ideas.
Any time you have someone come up and say they love what you do and they get great joy from it is a very humbling experience.
Child abuse is one of those issues that’s very difficult to talk about because it’s surrounded by guilt and shame and so on, but us avoiding that issue doesn’t help those kids in need out there who need support.
I think the idea of a heightened reality and then the fantasy that we’re able to be swept up in, and then these larger than life heroes and the possibility of someone much more powerful than we are and greater that can come and save the day, so to speak, is inspiring.
I never felt big enough playing Thor. And then people talk about you like you’re 9-foot tall and 800 pounds. I’m well aware of the illusion. There’s not a second where I go: Yeah, I’m a god.
I grew up in a household with two brothers and we lived in the bush. We were constantly building weapons and forts and things. But I didn’t set out to be an action hero.
These cybercrime fighters are regarded as the superheroes. They’re highly intelligent and have this alien-like, advanced-type knowledge within themselves. It’s something that impressed me every day.
Each time you put the muscle back on, your body has that muscle memory and wants to hang on to it, so you just have be well underfed and over-trained to get it off and it’s exhausting.
I enjoy working on a movie that lets your imagination run wild, it’s great to be a part of and watch.
Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it’s empowering.
For whatever reason, we relate to anything godlike with an English accent. The English are very proud of that. And with anything Roman or gladiators, they have an English accent. For an audience, it is an easy trick to hook people in.
Not often do you approach a character where people know more about him than you do.