I don't watch the beginnings of many series, I don't know why, maybe because I'm normally working.

I'm a huge fan of classic sci-fi.

A long-running TV series is a beast in that it demands you stick to one character over a long haul.

I've been very fortunate in my career to work across a lot of different mediums. I've hosted, I've narrated, I've acted in television, miniseries, film - all of which are very, very different in the way they tell stories.

I was born in New Zealand, so I have a lot of family there.

A character, their ability or inability to laugh at themselves should always be a very, very conscious choice. It's a very big key to the nature of a human being.

Comedy has to be so much cleaner than drama. You can't layer it in the way you can a dramatic performance. Which is why it's more difficult than drama - you don't have so many tricks.