I love doing kids' films.

It's really an organic sort of process. You start off with the character on the page. You fall in love with that character and you have to represent that character well and I think it's just an evolution there. Using the accent and speaking the lines with the accent in fact opens the door to who the character really is.

As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.

There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you.

It's interesting - an actor's research is different to just historian's research. I'm looking for things that I can actually physically use in the movie.

And I guess I have a face and a look that sort of lends itself to period costume!

I've never been around pets. I didn't have pets as a child.