I was, if you like, a successful schoolboy in that I had a degree of talent in all the required things that make you a success at school.
Damian LewisIt's an unfair comparison because when things are developed in the UK, they're developed at script stage only.
Damian LewisYou never know when you're taking a job, ever... but you try to take good scripts. That's all you can do as an actor - take the best thing available. Even then, it's not [really] in your control. Certainly not in film and TV, because there are so many other elements. You just have to take control of your own performance.
Damian Lewis