There's always a crisis somewhere, and you get the satisfaction of solving the problem. And then, there's always the mystery of whether a program will work or not, and waiting for the reviews or seeing what the audience figures are.

People love solving puzzles, and you always love it when somebody smarter than you is solving puzzles.

Theres just a big group of actors in London. There are new ones coming in all the time, who are looking for work, and established actors who are interested in working and like to work. To be a working actor in England is a life.

When complicated characters aren't well drawn, they're boring.

If you spend any time on the shooting of a drama, for television or movies, it's very slow and there's a lot of standing around.

There's always a crisis somewhere, and you get the satisfaction of solving the problem. And then, there's always the mystery of whether a program will work or not, and waiting for the reviews or seeing what the audience figures are.

To be a working actor in England is a life. I think it's harder in this country. Either you are a superstar or a starving actor.