Our job, you know, in the entertainment profession is to try to illuminate and show people all sides of humanity, and it doesn't just mean that you can only do movies that are only about the good parts of us. You have to be able to eliminate the bad parts.

Whether its Veep or Homeland or The West Wing - which is a more idealised version of democracy - people are fascinated by politics.

I cotton to the idea that people are much closer to being flawed; they have problems and dont always make the right choices.

What I like about Britain is that I can live a normal life here.

I am not an image. I am a human being.

I just want it to be better, I just want to be better, but this is very encouraging.

Theres nothing like standing in a place and wanting nothing so much as to change but simply not being able to.