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

I'm not a big guy for research. You've got to take a risk.

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.

The kind of actors I admire move through different characters and genres.

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

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