I wanted more in depth ideas about the character and it never came.

We went to the British Museum, and I was looking up my family in the books - pages and pages on it.

I think somebody who speaks the language is going to notice immediately that I'm not Russian.

My sister is a nurse and saves people's lives.

When you're doing a series like this, you're constantly looking for new ways to excite your audience.

Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience.

I just wanted to act. I didn't want to do anything else.