Conflict is drama, and how people deal with conflict shows you the kind of people they are.

I didn't want to do film or commercials or television. That was cheap. That was selling out. I was the classic liberal, left-wing, 'Theater is going to change the world' kind of person. You know, very, very boring.

The position of power and having to make decisions that you don't necessarily want to make is always good conflict and good drama.

I think half of what a trainer does is make you feel shame if you dont show up.

If my missus is there and she approves of the person I get to bite boobs - and necks.

I think there are worse things for a teen to be enraptured with than 'Twilight.

The interesting thing about 'True Blood' is that its appeal is not contained to teenage girls. I get stopped in the street and questioned by 70-year-old men whose wives and daughters are making Bloody Marys and throwing 'True Blood' parties.