It shows America in a way that the world needs to see it right now ... and a way that America needs to see it right now. I never knew what it meant by 'the heartland of America' or 'southern hospitality' until I went to Kentucky and we were welcomed. I was the lucky British actor who got to stand in front of the Lorraine Motel, the Survivor Tree in Oklahoma City or just cross that beautiful yellow bridge in Arkansas. I was in those locations and they are very powerful places to be. This is an America that the world hasn't seen for a while ... or maybe even America has forgotten about. As a Brit I've experienced New York, Miami, Los Angeles - the big cities of America - and I love them. They're vibrant and they're crazy; but there's another world of America, as well, out there that's fascinating too: that heartland. |
It was amazing to be part of a community. A couple of girls even offered to knit me a scarf. |
It was really good not riding a horse and having a sword for once, |
It wasn't that easy, but hopefully I pulled it off and people would find it believable. I wanted it to be real. I wanted it to be my voice and not something I just put on, |
It's bizarre, really bizarre, |
It's cool. It's the reason I get to do what I do. |
It's so easy to forget what's important in life, |
Kingdom of Heaven. |
Kirsten is a really positive person. In the film, she brings my character back to life. She's perfectly cast because she is that light. |
Movies like that aren't about the visual effects and explosions, ... They're human stories about family, about life, about death. |
My mother's husband died when I was 4, and I thought he was my dad until I was 15 and found out that my legal guardian was my real dad. He kind of acted like my dad, anyway. But he wasn't with my mother living at home with us. It's an unusual kind of story, but it was cool because I had two dads for a while, and it was useful in creating the character in the movie. |
Oh, I don't know, ... I don't really know what that game is. I'm looking forward to getting a movie out there that we really loved making and loved working on — a great, real story. There are no special effects, there's no blue screen — it's just heartfelt drama. |
People come into your life and people leave it... you just have to trust that life has a road mapped out for you. |
People really welcomed us into their community. |
Right where i left you... Not where i left you? |