People in America and Hollywood are very good at pronouncing my name, to begin with. Socially, they're very adept at listening to somebody's name and repeating it, cleverly in the first couple of sentences so the name sticks to begin with.

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.

There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you.

To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage.

I'm really enjoying living in Los Angeles. It's a great city to live in. I'm living a very suburban domesticated lifestyle out there - a two bedroomed little bungalow with two cars, and we're just driving around, going to meetings here and there - it's lovely!

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