I'm sure I wouldn't have been asked to judge the Man Booker if it weren't for 'Downton.'

You do feel a certain obligation to shows that raise your profile like 'Downton' has. But there are definitely other exciting opportunities out there.

All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.'

"I've never see you do something like this before and I'd love to see you try." For a young actor, that's about the most exciting thing that anyone can say to you.

I haven't done as many films as I would have liked.

I would like to do something modern and possibly funny.

I've had to learn when not to tweet. Like, you learn how to keep your mouth shut? Learn to keep your tweet shut.