I never lost an argument and my parents assumed I would be a lawyer. They cast me in that role.

You can't really do a lot of research for being a mass manipulating, murdering super-villain.

I think at some point every actor has practiced their acceptance speech while they're having a shower. It's fun.

I've auditioned for normal characters. But I never get cast.

I like challenges. If you're involved, as one is, in filmmaking, you want to challenge yourself. You don't want to repeat what you're done before.

If you don't look like Rupert Graves or Hugh Grant, they'll have you playing the gardener.

Matt Weiner is an amazing writer. He's one of the best, greatest writers that's ever written for television, or just written.