You know, I'm not really any good at working out when people are flirting with me. And I think I'm too flirtatious with people I'm trying not to flirt with! What I am good at is making people feel uncomfortable. I don't want to but it always ends up happening!

"I took some time out of the business. Hartnett turned down the role of Superman which would undoubtedly have catapulted his career into orbit. Although the series was cancelled after sixteen episodes Hartnett had made a name for himself.

He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael Fitzgerald" in the television series Cracker. Hartnett has since gone on to further fame for his roles in films such as Pearl Harbor Black Hawk Down 40 Days and 40 Nights and 30 Days of Night and has starred for a variety of well-known directors such as Ridley Scott Brian De Palma Robert Rodriguez Tran Anh Hung Roland Joffé and Michael Bay.