After wearing the red tights for two movies, was it nice getting to switch to the black for this?

It was fun, I mean fun just to have a different suit, sure, and also just what it represented and you know, how it allowed us to explore new grounds for Peter Parker.

And the dance sequence?

It was fun. We had fun doing that. It was interesting and fun and I thought really helped define where he was at.

Do you take home any souvenirs when you're doing the movies, and if so what did you take from this one?

Uh, I don't really take home souvenirs. I'm not a big stuff guy. Which is really an answer to the first question about action figures. I'm just not into stuff like that. To have an action figure, it's kind of weird and interesting, and fun in a way, like the first time you see it, you go wow, there's an action figure. But as I said, to me stuff is almost like a burden. It's just like--

Isn't your fiancée's jewelry in the film?

Yeah, Kirsten's, MJ's heart-shaped locket that she wears in the film is designed by Jen, my fiancée.  Yeah.

What happened to that?

I don't know.

James has mentioned he's going off to study and do things outside of acting. If you were to stop acting, is there anything else you have a burning desire to do, maybe haven't had time to do?

Well, first of all I doubt James is going to stop acting.

No, no, he's going to school, he's going to study in London.

Oh, he's, he was going to school while shooting Spiderman. He was doing like multiple movies, going to school. He's a real, God, he's always got a lot on his plate. What would I do outside of acting? Is that the question? Uh, I'm not sure. I'm interested in a lot of things, but I don't know what.

Do you see yourself taking some time off?

I'd like to get back to work fairly soon. It's nice to have some time just at home with my family, but I love working, and I'd love to find something I want to do.

Did you like the challenges of this film as opposed to the previous two?

Yeah. and the thing I felt is really impressive is how Sam really wove all the stories together and didn't make it feel disjointed like it was a bunch of separate storylines, but it really came together under common themes. So I was, I feel like that was the greatest challenge with that, which wasn't really my job, but that's what I was most impressed with regarding that.

What's your favorite part of the movie?

Um, I don't know. I probably had the most fun playing like the darker side of Peter, just because it was different and fun and kind of unexpected I felt like for the character. So that's probably where I had the most fun.

Did you have any challenges in the first one, second one, third one, from the expectations of the fans while making it? Was it helpful on the set?

I don't really feel pressure in that way. I'm, we definitely are all working hard, trying to make the best movie we can make, and I have those kind of standards for myself no matter what I'm doing. You know, and I feel like Avi Arad is very much involved, and Sam Raimi is obviously helming the ship, so they're much more tapped into what's appropriate for the Spiderman fans, the comic book fans. That's more their responsibility, and for me I just show up and try to make the best movie I can make. I mean, not to say that I'm not aware of that, but I'm just saying I'll pass the buck over to them on that one.

They obviously know what the fans are saying--Sam feels a bit of pressure, obviously, to make that balance between the needs of the fans and the needs of himself as filmmaker.

Well, I want it to be, it's got to be an appropriate movie for what it is. It's a big budget action adventure comic book movie, so you've got to deliver in all the ways that you're supposed to deliver. It's got to be a thrill ride, you've got to raise the bar, it's got to be fun and entertaining, we want it to be funny and emotional and you know, so I'm aware of everything I'm trying to do. I'm not thinking about anybody who's sitting there waiting for the movie while I'm on set day to day. I'm just trying to make the best movie I can.

Spiderman was your first blockbuster, like in that genre. What have you learned from his whole experience as an actor?

Uh, well, I'm not quite sure what I've learned, but I know I've learned a lot. It's been six years and I feel like I'm just more at ease in general, working, which is great. One of the things I've really gained is a great relationship with a lot of the crew and cast but especially with Sam. I really love working with Sam, it's such a pleasure, we have so much fun together, he's so collaborative, he's fun, it's funny, really, I go to set and I'm having a blast. Like I wake up in the morning and it's not like a nightmare that I'm up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, it's like okay cool. I'm groggy, I've got to jump in the shower, but I'm excited to go off to work.

What should we ask you that she won't be expecting--?

I don't think you need that. I think she's inventive enough and unpredictable enough that you'll have a lot of fun with her.