A few people have said that I should change my name and the spelling so that people can say it, but I don't want to, I like it the way it is.

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

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.

I'm really enjoying living in Los Angeles. It's a great city to live in. I'm living a very suburban domesticated lifestyle out there - a two bedroomed little bungalow with two cars, and we're just driving around, going to meetings here and there - it's lovely!

Actors, to a certain extent, never grow up, you see. It's an extension of being out in the back yard with a stick, only you're being paid to do it. It's borderline madness.

Television is what we're all very attracted to because that's where the best writing and the best characters are.