I've never been someone that was sort of blessed with an innate talent of just being able to do things. I had to work at it and learn from mistakes.

They're such hierarchical things, film sets, they're sort of mini societies. Often they're incredibly political places.

I never really committed to being an actor. It never felt like it would be possible, I guess.

If you are playing someone living, it is a different type of judgment. However much work you do, it is not a documentary. There will be things you can't get right, and ultimately, you have to take a leap because - you weren't there.

It's the weird thing Eton does - you're at school next to lords and earls and, in my case, Prince William, so you end up being used to dealing with those sorts of people.

I'm by nature someone that quite likes to understand how things are working, likes some sense of structure, and I've fallen into the worst possible trade for that.