Hi, nice to meet you. Lovely to see you.
Nice to see you, too. It's great to be here.
For those who don't know, tell us what sets this apart from other vampire films.
It's about love in the end.
The vampire conceived by Jim Jarmusch. It's something that's a way of exploring the idea
of immortality, and if you were two lovers who could live forever, how would your love
change? How would the nature of your acceptance of each other change? It's full of Jim's particular
wit and his love of music and poetry and art.
I've never seen a film like it, and I'm so proud to be in it.
It looks very different, from the clips that I've seen, it looks very different to other
vampire films. What was it like working with the incomparable Tilda Swinton? She is just
amazing.
She is amazing. Tilda's been working for I don't know many years now, but she's never
the same.
As a woman, she has such an extraordinary curiosity
and a warmth. And I think she has the capacity to extend herself towards other types of characters
we've seen in her other films, but in this film, she's so warm and wise and intelligent
and it was really fun to dance with her.
I can't wait to see how the relationship between you two works. I wanted to ask you. If you
had a choice, and you could live as a vampire walking the earth but with a lover to share
it with or you could be a god, pure evil, who was hated by all? Which would you choose
and why?
I think I'd be the vampire lover, don't you think?
Well, you have all the power in the world if you're a god.
Yeah, I don't know if power makes you happy. I think lovers stand more of a chance.
And there's you. There's Benedict Cumberbatch, and there's Matt Smith. You have a cult following.
What would you say are some of the craziest things that fans have done that you've seen?
I don't know, you know. Fans, in my experience, have actually just been very benign, and their
passion is expressed very generously. I try to stay away from the internet. The internet
is where all the crazy things happen, so...
The fans are very nice to me. Nothing too mad.
Well, I didn't stay away from the internet, and one of the best things I saw this week
was you dancing in Korea. Right. Is there any chance you're going to break out a few
moves on the red carpet tonight?
Tonight? It's getting a little bit chilly.
It's a great way to keep warm.
That's true. Maybe, you know... The thing about Korea is that there was a DJ, and he
asked me to dance a specific track. I don't mind telling you I do dance in the film, so
there will be dancing by me, if not live, tonight for sure.
Brilliant. Thank you so much, Tom.