People in America and Hollywood are very good at pronouncing my name, to begin with. Socially, they're very adept at listening to somebody's name and repeating it, cleverly in the first couple of sentences so the name sticks to begin with.

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.

To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage.

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 could do an American accent, if I were immersed in the accent, meaning if I were living back in Los Angeles and rehearsing and auditioning the whole time.

As long as you understand that you find happiness through family, friends and love, then money is just a nice bonus.

I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am.