United Kingdom, March 21 -- Cary Elwes goes for roles that make him feel scared.

The 63-year-old star loves showing off his acting skillset by playing characters in a variety of genres, including horror, comedy and war films.

Cary told the Saturday Guardian: "[If I come across] something I'm a little bit scared of, then that's usually the thing I gravitate towards."

Horror franchise Saw, 1996 action-adventure Twister and the 1989 war drama Glory are just some of the many movie credits the performer has to his name, and Cary credits "dreaming big" as a child for making it in Hollywood.

He explained: "Even when I was a kid, from the moment I discovered television, I wanted to be in the entertainment industry. And I just manifested it. I...