Coming from a theatre background, how different is it for you approaching your craft in this hugely collaborative environment of the Marvel Universe?

The Marvel star got candid about shawarmas, his cast members and more at Dubai’s Middle East Film & Comic Con

It [takes] a lot of trust with film to know that they’re going to represent you well. A lot of times as an actor, you want to control your performance. Then the movie comes out and you’re like, ‘Man, I know I gave better takes than that. Why did you use those crappy takes?’ I think I’m very lucky to be in the Marvel Universe, because they don’t use my crappy takes. They put ’em on the blooper reel.

The Avengers save the world from danger. Out of the rest of the cast, who would you call in a real-life emergency, and who would you absolutely not call?

It depends on what the danger is. There’s certain situations, I would definitely call Sebastian [Stan]. You know, they’re my friends, we’ve been in those situations, you get those calls: ‘Yo, what are you doing? Come to my house.’ I could see Mark Ruffalo being like, ‘Dude. Don’t. Stop it, call me back.’ I can see Scarlett [Johansson] not calling me back if I left her a voice mail, like, ‘Yo, I’m in jail, come pick me up.’ She’s like, ‘I have a baby, leave me alone.’ But as far as character-wise, I would definitely call Sebastian [Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier] or Mark [The Incredible Hulk], because they can bust in and bust you out. I always find it funny when you have all these guys shooting at Captain America — they always shoot at the shield. I’m like, ‘Shoot him in the leg!’ But as long as he has the shield, I’m with it.

The Falcon is an amazing character, but if you had to be anyone else in the Avengers team, who would it be?

The Incredible Hulk. It’s a no-brainer. No shirt with ripped jeans? That’s every Anthony Mackie at the Middle East Film and Comic Con 2017 in Dubai on Friday.

“I’m proud to say I’ve been to every country in the Middle East, and I love it.”