✦Has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (July 2006).
✦Turned his trailer to a bar where the film crew could sit around also drink when filming "Troy" (2004), and this was also applied by his co-star, Brad Pitt, whose trailer was right next to his.
✦Had never gotten a single experience of horseback riding before "Troy" (2004) and had to start from scratch without a saddle.
✦Conducted fight and weight training to display a convincing portrayal of Hector in "Troy" (2004).
✦Was actually given an option of several different characters in "Troy" (2004), but chose to play Hector because he thought the character "was such a great bloke."