Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley has revealed that he was nervous about working with horses on his new movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
The Oscar winning actor takes on the role of Uncle Zizam in the latest blockbuster picture to hit the big screen this summer.
But Kingsley revealed that it was getting to grips with riding a horse that was his biggest challenge on the movie.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter he said: "Horses make me very nervous. It's not that I don't really like horses but rather they don't like me.
"I did have to do some riding and then I was in a full suit of black armour - and then it decided to be 120 degrees. It was awful."
The actor loved the 'richness' of his character but admits that he is nothing like Zizam and has no regrets.
"My character, Uncle Nizam, isn't a baddie. This was a man driven by envy and regret. He was a normal chap and when envy started to eat away at him, he turned bad.
"With that richness of character in mind, I was on that knife-edge of being good and bad, which I love.
"I'm not Uncle Nizam, eaten up with envy and regret. I'm a happy man, and maybe it's because I let things pass."
Despite having Jerry Bruckheimer behind the project Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has struggled at the UK box office, missing out on the top stop to StreetDance 3D.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is out now.
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