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

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

I love doing kids' films.

I know there are some actors who are just brilliant at improvising and brilliant at just being in the moment and doing it there and then. I'm not one of those actors.

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.

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. My character. My make-up. My culture and heritage is a very rich one. So what if it's difficult for people to pronounce? We all learned how to say Schwarzenegger.

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.