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The Rogue One star talks on-set kleptomania.

What’s the first thing you do on set?

I will probably go and get dressed. My costume will be hanging in the trailer and then we’ll take it from there.

Any on-set superstitions?

Not really. I might have some that I’m not aware of and if I knew what they were I probably wouldn’t share them.

What do you take with you on set?

I always try to take something that personalises the character, a prop that I carry with the character throughout the whole film. That might be a good luck thing as well but I think it’s more a reminder of who the character is.

Hot or cold lunch?

A hot lunch in both ways, it’s got to be warm and it’s got to be spicy.

Ever stolen anything from set?

Yeah, every time. I always steal something. I never tell anybody what I stole but I have something from every film I’ve been in. That might be my superstition actually.

Most embarrassing moment on set?

I’ve got tonnes, but they’ve all been so embarrassing that you don’t want to share them. There’s always funny ones but the really embarrassing ones are when you can’t nail a scene. That’s so unbelievably embarrassing, nobody wants to be there.

Longest you’ve spent on set?

My longest day on set was the second film I ever did that was shot in Iceland and we were there in the summertime and the sun never sets. We were shooting outdoors and I think we went on for 32 hours. It was a long day.

Best wrap party you’ve ever been to?

I did a film called Valhalla Rising in the highlands of Scotland. Those Scottish people were completely isolated in the middle of nowhere but they knew how to throw a party. Mad but good.

How did the Rogue One set compare to other sets you’ve been on?

It’s obviously up there with the biggest things I’ve ever done. Doctor Strange and James Bond, they’d be the biggest but what’s so remarkable about being on a Star Wars set is that you recognise everything. It’s still that world you grew up with as a kid so it’s surreal being part of it with all these stormtroopers and the Millennium Falcon. It’s not just a big, fantastic set, it’s an iconic set that we have a relationship with. Nothing really compares to it.

What impressed you most about the Doctor Strange set?

ETA | 10 April Rogue One: A Sta r Wars Story is out on Blu-ray, DVD and Digita l Download this month.

‘i always steal something. i never say what i stole, but i have something from every film’