I'm very interested in politics, and I feel TV is a more political medium than film.

There are actors who just bring an enormous amount of empathy. They just have that"it" that makes you want to follow them and root for them.

At the end of the day, I like the spy genre, as opposed to the action movie genre, because spies are smart. The successful spies are the smarter spies.

In the real world, if you're in a car chase, you're going to hit a million things and your car is going to end up a total wreck by the end.

The thing about TV is it's a meritocracy. I love that aspect of it - and I've had shows that have gone on the air and been canceled. I've seen the good and the bad of it.

For big Hollywood movies, I'm on the more character-driven side of the equation. So, TV is a natural place for me to be because you've got no choice, but to be character-driven.

Obviously, anyone who has seen Mr. and Mrs. Smith knows that husband and wife married spies is something that I find particularly interesting.