You're making a movie, not a documentary. If you made a film like the historians would like you to make, you're not going to go and see it. I'd rather see paint dry.

People go to see a film because it's a great story and it's visually exciting to watch.

You'd have to have one hell of an imagination to completely make up a story, but historians are very anal about what they think should be portrayed on screen. Thankfully they don't make movies; we do.

I got involved in script development from the beginning. It was nice to see how a film gets made right from the beginning. It was quite hands-on for me.

The success of the film is down to the crew.

Sometimes people say to you that you should try to be in a bigger film, but it's the way it pans out.