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I trained in theater. And I started in theater with my first two jobs doing stage plays.

There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had.

I love action. I love doing fight scenes; I always have. I love it.

I remember I had to play a blind person once, and I did this stupid thing with my eyes, and I knew the minute I started it I'd made a mistake.

On a serious level, I wouldn't tell the press if I was in a relationship or not. I wouldn't ever reveal that, because it takes you down a certain road... I have no desire to be courting the press with my love life.

When I'm applying for a new passport or something, someone will call me Christopher. Other than that, no one ever calls me Christopher.

I love New York; I love the city. It's impossible. It's a theme park of a city, isn't it.

We are fascinated with our own history, and we are fascinated with the Romans because they were millennia ago, and yet they still capture our imagination because they were actually so similar to us. They were very civilized. They had a very similar political system.

I don't do Twitter because I don't want to talk about myself more than I already have to.

My parents didn't have a lot of money when I was growing up. We were comfortable, but I didn't go to Oxbridge, and yet every American interviewer I get says to me, 'You're related to Charles II! Your grandfather was a baronet!' And it's infuriating, because that is a part of my history, but you're trying to turn me into a posh boy, and I'm not.

I was called Kit from day one; really, I only found out my name was Christopher when I was 11.

I'm kind of a horse whisperer; I don't know what it is. I'm not great on a horse. I'm getting better, but I'm not brilliant. So yeah, I've spent a lot of time with horses. They're great creatures; I love them. I do love riding them when I get the chance to.

I studied history when I was at school, at A-level, actually. I wouldn't profess to being very knowledgeable though, no.

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter. I think a lot of actors are.

I'm very lucky, I've got two very loving parents, still very much together, and always been very supportive.

I just don't know anything about fashion.

Working with animals is always going to be tough because the animal doesn't know it's an actor.

You know obviously a big TV or film break would be lovely, but I find that I’m essentially a theatre trained actor and that’s what I love doing. I love fringe theatres in London, I love theatres like the Royal Court, Soho and the National obviously and if I could work in any of those and be a jobbing actor for a while then I’m very lucky.

I wear quite fitted clothing. I don't like wearing baggy stuff.

I try not to read the social networks too much. I find that way madness lies.

You don't want to seem too eager, too romantic - otherwise, it just looks a bit try-hard. But I do think that a first date should be intimate. So I'd choose a nice dinner somewhere cozy, not too crowded, with good wine.