AUDITION

The Patriot. My agent said, “You won’t get it. Jude Law’s doing it.” I went in and it was clear they wanted to give me the job. I was sure I’d got it. Then nothing for two weeks. It turned out I had it but had to wait for Mel Gibson to approve it and Jude Law to say he didn’t want it! I went in for sam raimi’s Spider-man, for Green Goblin. He asked my thoughts on the script and we spent a day talking about it, then he said, “what do you think about playing him?” I said I thought I was too young. I believe my agent’s words were, “You cunt!”