A lot of characters now on TV have moved into being anti-heroes, but I wanted to be the hero.

I've been trained by a two-time world champion kickboxer, who's local to where I come from, and who is really just there to keep me fit and healthy while I'm shooting.

The marriage between the fantasy and the Westerns is that thing of, if people think you're the best gunslinger around, they're going to come looking for you.

I like to know what the gestation of the idea is, I like to know the foundation, and I do a lot of reading and research.

A lot of characters now on TV have moved into being anti-heroes, but I wanted to be the hero.

I want to know everything. I'm probably a bit of a pest for the producers because I ask a lot of questions.

When you read the poem, you wonder, what might Grendel have been? Could it have been a person that was turned away? Someone that was disfigured or deformed? Like everything else did, it came from somewhere. It's really exciting, and not knowing is part of the magic and mystery.