I get to stay active and that is my job at the moment, so I can't complain.

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

Eating when you're not hungry and taking in that amount of food is exhausting.

My mum always used to say to me that, out of her three boys, 'Chris, you were the girl!' I'd speak to her about far more things (than my brothers would) and far more things than she needed to hear about, too. I was a chatty kid.

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.

The more conflict and contrast you have with a character makes it more interesting.

My father and I are very similar and have a wonderful relationship, but we both stand by our opinions.