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

'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.

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

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.

I want to keep everything balanced. That's why it's important not to have too much fanfare.

I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring. 'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.