Aaron Eckhart loved London life

Aaron Eckhart says living in London was the best time in his life.

The 'Rabbit Hole' actor initially resented relocating to the UK when he was a teenager, but once he had settled down, he loved the opportunities and adventures he was able to have.

Aaron - who was born in Cupertino, California - said: "Frankly, it was tortuous at first - I was torn out of sunny California and out in Ripley. In the winter. In a pink house.

"But then I was going to the Hammersmith Odeon to see all the bands, I was going to the Hippodrome, to Wembley. I was loose on the streets of London drinking Malibu rum and Carlsberg and having the best time of my life when I was 15. God, I miss those days."

Though he is now a famous movie star, Aaron, 42, insists life on film sets isn't always glamorous.

He told Empire magazine: "At some point trailers become stupid-big, you know, with a fire place and a gym. What's important for me is that I don't have cockroaches and it doesn't smell like p**s. Which I've had.

"On 'Conversations With Other Women' our trailers were so horrendous, Helena Bonham Carter refused to go in hers.

"I don't want to burst anybody's bubble about 'The Dark Knight' but Chris Nolan runs things like an independent movie - you're not treated like a big star, it's all about the movie. There are no extravagances whatsoever."