B.L. Handsome Rob!!!!
J.S. I know…. If I had a dollar for every person who has sat in that chair today and has "Handsome Rob," I would have been able to buy one of those Minis by now!

B.L. It seems like the role was tailor-made for you. How did it come about and what was the appeal for you?
J.S. It came about as usually they do from an idea that a director and a producer has and a casting director. I think the first mention of my name was from Sheila Jaffe, a casting director, and the next thing you know you’re being considered for something that they have an idea for you for.

B.L. Speaking of the Minis, they are such cool cars. How were they to drive?
J.S. It was exciting, as you would probably imagine it to be. They are fast and quick and responsive and a lot of fun.

B.L. Did you need any barf bags?
J.S. Mark actually needed a barf bag (laughing). He came in for the first day and he had a massive breakfast. I don’t know, I think he was tired from the night before but he had a big breakfast and the guys were sort of apprehensive about getting straight in the car so we had to sit with the stunt driver and he’d take us around the track and they’d do it quite fast. I think Mark was trying to get a bit of a rest, but consequently he felt rather ill because he was going around in circles so many times like being at a fairground I suppose.

B.L. How did you fit in that car, you’re a pretty big guy.
J.S. Someone just hoofs you in.

B.L. So how did they get you out?
J.S. With a shoehorn!

B.L. What was the process for driving that car like?
J.S. You just get on a racetrack and you learn to drive real fast. You’re going in and out of cones and you’re on a skid pad. You learn to do hand break turns. There’s not much more than that that you need to do. You need to stop when you are supposed to stop, and just throw the car around when you need to.

B.L. Do you want one now?
J.S. Yeah, why not!

B.L. Okay, since this movie is all about a heist that involves $27 million, if you had that kind of money what would you blow it on?
J.S. Oh God … the thought of it, eh? A lot of things, I don’t know what I’d start with but it would be quite painful to choose what I’d buy first.

B.L. What were your cast mates like to work with in this film?
J.S. Awful, what a pain in the ass all of them were! Yuck, God never again. (laughing).

B.L. Who was the worst?
J.S. I hope I never see any of them anymore!

B.L. Seth Green does a great impersonation of you. Did that tick you off or did you get him going?
J.S. I thought he’d done a great job.

B.L. Did you train him?
J.S. A lot of people thought it was my voice. He’s rather good at impressions, that little Seth.

B.L. It was bang on!
J.S. He’s a phenomenal actor you know. The ability he has to just start improvising will put a smile on your face. He’s a one off, he’s brilliant.

B.L. What about Mark Wahlberg?
J.S. What about him? (laughs) He’s a great friend of mine and I can’t think of anybody else who could be more believable for a role like this. He’s a man’s man. He’s super cool and he’s got that irresistible smile. He’s a leader in it; I think he’s nuts.

B.L Before we saw you in movies, you started off as an Olympic diver in Britain. What’s harder, doing a big budget film or getting ready for the Olympics?
J.S. The training is so much more with diving. You’ve got so much more of a disciplined life style. You’re training at six in the morning, you eat well and you’re a bit more relaxed.

B.L. That would never work in Hollywood.
J.S. Nope, that’s for sure.