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.

I'm not getting younger, so there's a commitment to the cause that one has to make

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.

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.

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.

Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skills.

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.