MTV talked with Ray Winstone last Thursday and asked him about his recent experiences on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. “You go there, and you see the first camera move, and then you realize you’re in an Indiana Jones film,” said Ray excitedly.

“It’s a film I never thought I’d ever be making. Then you get a little bit [more] excited, because it’s something your kids are going to be able to watch. And working with Steven Spielberg and [George Lucas] … They’re geniuses; these are clever men, and they’re great filmmakers, and you feel like you’re in the company of these people. What happened? How did I get from there to here?”

Confirming that he’s worked with both the trademark Indy hat and whip, Winstone said that the beloved movie props gave him chills. “Yep, without any shadow of a doubt — and without even realizing I was going to be like that,” he grinned. “Harrison really uses the whip — he can hit a spot on a door with the whip! The man runs around like a 17-year-old.”

As for the script, Winstone said that Crystal mixes its action, heartfelt moments and comedy in equal amounts. “They wouldn’t last forever if they just had action,” he explained. “If it all works to plan, which I’m sure it will, it [will have that mix]; it starts off with a gallop, and [the script] just gets quicker and quicker and quicker. It’s one hell of a story, actually.”

Head over to MTV Movies to read more Kingdom of the Crystal Skull quotes by Ray Winstone on his co-star Shia LaBeouf and Indy not delivering “I’m too old for this”-type lines.

Ray Winstone can next be "heard" as the warrior Beowulf in the animated film, directed by Robert Zemeckis, which will be released in the U.S. on Friday, November 16, 2008.

Thanks to Alessandro Bonini for the heads up.