I've always had an incredible interest in the villains, which are a lot more fun to play.

You never want to play too vampiric or generically evil, so you look for emotions or character traits that you can relate to.

Vampires are a genre now.

I'm self-conscious in photo shoots. I much prefer to do interviews and talk about the work.

It's always more interesting when you're doing things with someone you like because you're much more open to suggesting things. Also, it's fun. It's like if you're sitting with your mates and you're bantering, or you're winding each other up and insulting each other in a playful way, but having fun with it.

I wanted to branch out into American television, specifically because you get to develop a character for a longer period of time and you get to develop a relationship with the audience.

When you're indestructible, then nothing is a threat really. So nothing needs to be taken that seriously.