I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.
“As a historian, I love every little detail, but whole long passages about wood paneling and journeys on horseback and every stop at every inn had to go out the window. I decided the history in the books should be like spice in a soup - a little went a long way. Like cilantro.”