It's a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama.
I am a private person; I think that's important if you're an actor. But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person.
I think in my job, it's quite difficult to find work on television... you don't necessarily want to get a profile for something that you don't fully believe in.
I do sometimes play characters that are a bit ambiguous. You've got to be brave about that sort of stuff. I like the sense of people not feeling too secure, not immediately knowing what they have in front of them.
It sounds maybe a little old fashioned, but the parts I want to play and I do play, you don't want to inject too much of your own personality. What you sacrifice then is a slight mystery.
I want to keep everything balanced. That's why it's important not to have too much fanfare.
One of my favourite parts of acting is the clothes that you get to wear, because it's very important.
It's very difficult to make comedy work; I think it's a very underrated genre.