I'm not a big fan of 'Jersey Shore' and those kinds of shows where people are really playing up to the cameras.

When I wrote 'We Can Be Heroes,' I was just so excited about the concept of playing loads of characters, and a television series allows you to do that.

I never like to think of any character as being over. I'm always thinking of different ways of bringing them back.

I think surprises make TV entertaining.

If you over-think, it affects things too much; I work instinctively, like painting in a way. Think too much, and you ruin everything.

I like playing all sorts of ages and genders.

I didn't do very well academically; I was always in the bottom class.