For three years, I had embarrassing haircuts.

For whatever reason, we relate to anything godlike with an English accent. The English are very proud of that. And with anything Roman or gladiators, they have an English accent. For an audience, it is an easy trick to hook people in.

Being a father is certainly a task. But the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family, that's what it's about...

I love that Viking era, but also they're a fatalistic people and that dictated their fearlessness in battle and approach to life.

Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering.

The opportunity to work with women who are at the top of my list of people I'd want to work with and who are my favorite women to watch on screen, was fantastic.

You come to America, and, if you do a big TV show, then you can be overexposed, or old, before you're new.