kings. and queens. >> there's a lot of great young talent in this film. >> absolutely. >> i was reading. jennifer lawrence, zoe kravitz, nicholas holt, jeremy jones, james mcavoy. you're the granddad, kevin. >> every morning they would gather around at my feet, and i would take questions. no, you know, i was -- it was really fun working with them. it was very energizing. they were great, not only extremely talented bunch of young actors but also a lot of fun and really fun to hang out with. >> a great quote about career changes in the movies, doing something outside your wheelhouse is what keeps you alive as a creative person. and this is definitely outside your normal wheelhouse, i would say. >> well, i'd never played a billionaire mutant before, if that's what you mean. it's my first one. >> did you enjoy it? >> i did, yeah. it was great. it was great. i mean, certainly the idea of having a power, you know, is fantastic. but the thing that i really enjoyed and the thing about the x-men franchise in general is that all these characters without their mutations are very, very human. so in order to approach it i really had to app