When I was a kid there were a very select few channels - programmes had to have more of a large appeal and they just didn't offer very much. Now you have a situation where the television world has expanded and there's hundreds of channels.

Actors, writers, directors - that triumvirate of creativity - we have to rely and trust each other to be able to get to the final product.

When everyone has high expectation for you, it can attack your insecurities.

That's the reason you want to become a star as an actor, to be able to have more control of your destiny.

I have a lovely family who supports me and it's great.

I don't wanna have anything left in the tank.

When you're directing an ongoing series, the tone has already been set. So a director will come in and fulfill that tone - reinforce the characters and their behavior. The challenge is to find unique ways that you can visually tell the story while keeping the established tone and the pace and the characters.