“We rarely just hate people or love people. Normally, the people we have moments of the most impassioned hate for, it's because we love them so much.”
“'Homeland' is a thriller with a lot of cloak and dagger spy stuff, which is one of the things that makes it so much fun.”
“I'm actually half Brit and half American. I have a British father and an American mother, but as far as I'm aware, no Middle Eastern blood.”
“I've done shows that aired on American TV, but none of them proved to be successful, so yes, no one here knows who I am.”
“To be honest, unless you rocket straight to stardom as a gorgeous young vampire, you can spend a lot of time working behind a bar.”
“We shot a bit of 'Hunted' in Tangier, and you are in a very, very different world. It's very difficult to blend in over there.”
“British audiences tend to want to see their own lives reflected on TV, whereas American audiences are quite aspirational and enjoy high-concept shows that show them lives that are perhaps slightly more exciting than they aspire to.”
“Everyone working on 'Tyrant' wants to present the world and the issues in it in an intelligent, open, fair, non-reductive kind of way. For the actors, we have to try and make these stories as truthful and compelling as possible.”
“I certainly have a sliver of me, which is definitely American, and feels a great pull towards where I spent time when I was very young, which is in California.”
“I don't devour huge amounts of television. I'm more naturally inclined to watch movies, but given my job, I need to have an understanding of what's on TV.”