When I went to the Academy Awards, my girlfriend and I were sitting right behind Sam Mendes and Kate Winslet. During the Slumdog Millionaire musical numbers, I’d gone out to the lobby and had a few gin-and-tonics. Then I came back in and they were about to announce the best actress award, so I leaned towards Kate Winslet and said, ‘You’ve got this in the bag!’—something, you know, to pump her up. I leaned back and my girlfriend said, ‘You realize you’re talking with a British accent.’ They’re both British, Sam and Kate, so I think it was osmosis.