PINT OF MILK
SAM RILEY
ILLUSTRATION ARN0
Which movie have you seen the most times?
Either Point Break or Platoon. My brother and I knew those word for word. We were obsessed with action movies as kids, and we had a grandmother who didn’t understand film certificates [laughs]. The first time she took us to the video shop, we pointed at The Delta Force and she didn’t bat an eyelid. From there, we were away.
When in your life were you most starstruck?
I was pretty starstruck meeting Angelina Jolie for the first time on Maleficent. Bordering on terrified, actually, because she was in full costume. Working with John Hurt on Brighton Rock was amazing, too. We’d have a fag together and he’d give me great practical advice on acting. And I met Clint Eastwood once when my wife was on a jury in Cannes. I grew up watching all the Spaghetti Westerns with my father, and as soon as Clint turned his back I was on the phone to my dad, like: “You won’t fucking believe who I’ve just met!”