Being attractive, it's not something I do consciously. It's incredibly flattering that people think I appeal to women. But that was a gift from my parents.

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

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 love doing kids' films.

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.

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.

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.