I have talked to more people who are in politics who have said to me, "[House of Cards] is closer than you can imagine. It's the most accurate description of how politics actually works that we've ever seen." I mean, West Wing - beautiful, wonderful idea of how democracy should work. But I've had more people in politics say they think House of Cards is closer. I - don't know whether to take that as a compliment or a sad state of affairs.

I think people love it when anybody acts bad; its not particular to me.

I can imagine there is going to come a time when someone will do 13 hours of a story without breaks.

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

It's not even about being negative. It's just being unsettled, unsatisfied, unfinished.

There are good people in the lobbying industry. Lobbyists can serve a very useful purpose.

I was not a studious kid, and I struggled to find things that would command my attention and engage my ideas and energies.