Jamie Bell

I lost my mind at 15. I'd been shown a world where there were no boundaries, where everyone gave me all the power. And I was like, 'This is great!' Then that was gone. But I was like, 'Yeah, but I still want that.' I'd lost my humble, very quiet, introverted sensibilities which I think I definitely had as a kid.

I look at my contemporaries, and we're all at different stages and levels, and all choosing different routes, different ways to do things.

I'll tell you what I hate - bands like My Chemical Romance.

I had teen angst for a while, but I think every teenager has the angst.

I'm awkward around girls.

I actually don't mind rats at all. I kind of think they're quite cute, but that's just me.

You don't miss what you never had.

I love documentaries. It's actually my favorite medium of film.

You just have to surround yourself with people who are going to support and love you before trying to sell you as a product, or push you into something you don't want to do.

I love the old Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly movies; they're so beautiful to look at. It's such a shame we don't make them anymore. Although, I don't know how you could make tap dancing current and topical.

I don't think many people can say they've been the lead in a Spielberg film and still been able to live their normal life that they had before.

I hate the stereotype of the pitfalls of the child actor. There are so many amazing examples - Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore - of people who have made it through.