I've played a super soldier, a doctor, a World War II fighter pilot, a professional footballer, and a meth-dealing junkie. All those things allow you to educate yourself about different worlds that you have to get familiar with.

Everybody wants to be in the next Marvel movie.

I've never had a day at work where I wasn't thrilled and grateful to be there, wherever that might be.

Im massively scared of spiders. Even small ones scare the life out of me.

The constant education is what keeps me interested. That's what absolutely fascinates me about this job. This week, I'm playing a faerie. Last year, I played a soldier. What am I going to be playing in six months? It's amazing! It's a wonderful job.

There's a lot of egos with actors. We certainly don't like to be directed by other actors, or anything like that.

What True Blood does really well is that it balances on the line between good and evil - you blur the distinction between the two.