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

I pretty much always choose characters. That's what I do. That's what I look for. I look for dynamics in a script and potential.

For my money, if I'm playing anything then it has to have some sharp angles on it. It's got to have some edges that you can cut yourself on, otherwise it's boring.

I think that the way of bringing realism into fantasy is to treat it as the commonplace.

The funny thing is, the older I get, the less I enjoy talking when I act. I don't like talking anymore. I like behavior. All of the running and gunning, and the fights and the stunts, is just awesome fun.

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 love working in New Zealand. It's just the most beautiful country I've ever been to.