A couple of clues came my way of what I might be getting myself into when I sat down with a number of actors who had played Richard III in the past. And I was hoping of course, that one of them or all of them were gonna give me the magic key, the secret way in to play Richard III but none of them did that.But every one of them did say the following, "Be careful."

Studios and networks who ignore either shift - whether the increasing sophistication of storytelling, or the constantly shifting sands of technological advancement - will be left behind.

If there is one thing I object to, its actors talking about how tough their jobs are.

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

The only thing worse than a loser is someone who won't admit he played badly.

For years, particularly with the advent of the Internet, people have been griping about lessening attention spans.

I couldnt imagine something asking as much of me as House Of Cards. Its a great warm-up for coming back to the screen.