What the writers do, and we hopefully can bring to life, is that they present characters who, on the surface, aren't always heroic and their acts aren't always devoid of selfishness.

Fame terrifies me. I can say that with honesty. You're terrified that, when people know the real you, they won't like you.

When you think about justifiable anger in one's personal life, we look at those scenarios in everyday life and through our story with a superhero, we heighten them.

If the show encourages an audience to ask the question, "Is this character's emotional response to this situation valid?," then that's a really good question to ask.

I'm a London lad, but I'm fascinated by America. I want to take a motorcycling trip across the country and see those wide open spaces.

Of all the London theatres, the Donmar is the dream.

I love New York, but I have to admit that I feel very English, and I do miss that sense of history that you have everywhere in Britain.