Did Richard Harris say that??!! God Bless his soul. He was as outspoken as the Cromwell that he played. It was Oliver Cromwell who said that he was "more severe than perhaps you would have it."
On a side note: I think he's going to go for his co-star in War of the Worlds next. You know, that little blonde girl...
Coincidentally, I just watched "Cromwell" yesterday.