Audiences like to be challenged and to be actively involved and try to guess an outcome.

I don't like it when people ask actors to work for free - on the fringe - as if it's some kind of virtue. That annoys me - actors should be paid well.

I had a really fantastic dialect coach that I worked very well with, and I was constantly surprised by the different intonations that the Russian dialect has.

If one story becomes too hot, then you can't forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.

I've played all these extreme guys, but playing an everyman type has its own challenges.

It's a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama.

Find out who you are and try not to be afraid of it.