He has an understanding of the relationships of the characters and he understands the Marvel world. He put the story and the characters together in a very unique and wonderful way. How hands-on is Joss on set? He was very hands-on and he was always incredibly focused on set. Actors like to come in, look at the script and then say, "I'm going to make this mine." So I'd start saying words and then Joss comments, "Wait a minute... That's not what I wrote in the script." He wanted us to say exactly the same words that he wrote because that's how these comic book characters talk. He only had to tell me once and I got it right away. He understands the language of comic books and that's how we needed to sound. How much research did you do for this role? I've been reading the Fury comics since I was a kid. I remember when it was Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos in the War World II war comic books. That's when I was introduced to him, and then I moved on. Then all of a sudden, I pick up an Avengers comic book and I was like, "Hey, that's me!" It's amazing. It's great. What were your initial thoughts when you met the rest of The Avengers cast for the first time? To be honest, I knew nearly everybody in the cast. I'd worked with the majority of them before. I've done films with Jeremy Renner