In another part of the interview, Michael contemplated his depiction of the Prince and expressed concern that he may have rendered him overly sympathetic. The 55-year-old stated, ‘”Because I was a bit worried that, so having done it and filmed it and everything, I was a bit worried because people started saying, like, you sort of, you maybe meet up with the director when you do some ADR, like sound stuff later, and then you maybe, you know, meet up with the producers when you do a screening and that kind of thing.”

”And people were starting to say, you know, people kind of quite like him in your performance.’I said, no, I don’t want to be the person who made everyone like Prince Andrew.

‘But the problem is, you know, once I agree to do something, at the moment where I say yes to it, that’s the moment where I have to decide whether I think, you know, the whole piece is being done responsibly or whether I agree with what’s sort of being said about these characters and all that kind of stuff.

”Because then once I go into it, then, you know, it’s just all about playing this character. And I have to forget what my opinions are about that person.”

‘But the problem is, you know, once I agree to do something, at the moment where I say yes to it, that’s the moment where I have to decide whether I think, you know, the whole piece is being done responsibly or whether I agree with what’s sort of being said about these characters and all that kind of stuff.

”Because then once I go into it, then, you know, it’s just all about playing this character. And I have to forget what my opinions are about that person.”