Jude Law: A Law unto Himself

For the past two years, Jude Law has been a British tabloid staple. First, there was the collapse of his marriage to actress Sadie Frost, their subsequent divorce and his heartbreaking move out of the home they shared with kids Rafferty, Iris and Rudy, now 8, 3 and 2. Then came his recent romance with actress Sienna Miller, his 22-year-old costar in the upcoming film Alfie.

Now, his labors of love -- the six films he poured himself into making during that period -- are all being released in a four-month span. For an actor, this can be a disappointment because it raises the risk of overexposure and, as a result, possible backlash from theatergoers.

But Jude is a professional through and through. He focuses on the positive, brimming with enthusiasm for not only his current film, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, but the five that follow (Alfie, I Heart Huckabees, Closer, Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events and The Aviator). When the 31-year-old actor speaks of his work, he's focused and serious, leaning into the table and motioning animatedly with his hands. His speech comes in rapid bursts, punctuated by pauses when he looks to the ceiling or the floor for just the right phrase while he gnaws on a knuckle in thought. But just when he's getting too intense, he breaks up the room with an unexpected -- and contagious -- laugh or flashes his blinding smile.