We told them this morning and I think they (reacted) like you would expect. It was a surprise and the reality of this is very sobering for everybody. I don't take this lightly at all not at all.

A lot of networks don't want to touch controversial subjects, and especially stuff that deals with race and history.

Soldiering is a very important profession, is it not?

Missing your lunch is not exactly the end of the world.

You cannot expect soldiers to change people's minds. That has to be done in other ways.

I think a lot of people think that just because you have a celebrity attached to your company, that all things are easy. I don't have a stat to back this up, but my experience has shown me that more often than not, celebrity production companies fail.

I understand all the problems for the Ministry of Defence, of course I do; working within a budget and trying to do so many things is not easy.