Do you know the Timur Bekmambetov’s earlier work?
Yeah, I do. It’s why I did this film. It’s what convinced me to do this film. I thought he had a really punkish aesthetic and sensibility. He had a really sarcastic and ironic sense of humor, which I like, and he wasn’t just casting beautiful people, which I think is really good too. Which isn’t the case now that he has you and Angelina in this film? Well I know Angelina’s very beautiful and all that but I wouldn’t go so far as to say that casting me is casting your average Hollywood good-looking guy; I think I’m fine looking and stuff, but I don’t think I’m your usual Hollywood action hero figure. According to People Magazine you are the No. 5 in the list of sexiest men alive. How does that feel? Poor misguided fools! Poor misguided fools! How does all the praise affect you? It doesn’t affect me. I just try and ignore it. It’s very nice of people to say nice things about me but you’ve got to be happy with yourself. The most powerful person in terms of how I feel about myself is me. If
