“Kids like me but when they meet me they’re horrified by me… These guys bring their kids (to screenings) and I kind of resent them. To me it’s kind of a sacrilegious thing and the kid would cry. It was horrible…

“Now that the movie’s out and I don’t have to promote it anymore, I can say that I hate children. It’s out, it’s made $60 million (£41.1 million). I can say it: I hate kids. If no kid ever came up to me, I would be more than happy.”

…….please tell me he’s joking?