When I first did a U.S. pilot season, there were very few British actors schlepping around town trying to get into television. That was 1999.
British actors used to be scared of the multi-year options that U.S. TV shows demand. That has changed, because the same is now happening in the U.K.
You know, it's recently come into focus for me why I want to be an actor: It's because of the connection I feel to people.
It'd be nice if Asian actors could be perceived as profitable, which is the bottom line. We're perceived as not mattering much fiscally.
I am not one of those actors who believes he has to live the part he is playing. I can turn it on and off.
There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got.
I'm really not interested in showing me or playing me. My gift as an actor, given to me, is to be able to become other people.
I don't know why British actors are getting big parts in American TV shows. Maybe it's because we're cheap.
If actors could actually make a living doing theater, that would be my first choice. Sitcoms are the closest thing to being onstage in front of an audience.
It's more enjoyable when I'm disguised in some way; stepping into someone else's shoes is part of the reason why I became an actor.
A lot of the films now are more focused on the visuals than on the actors. I think all directors should go to drama school.
An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening.
There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me.
Sci-fi fans really have a commitment to the characters even as much as the actors do. There's a synergy between making television and who gets to watch it.
I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.
An actor entering through the door, you've got nothing. But if he enters through the window, you've got a situation.
I think there's a difference between a working actor, a movie star and a celebrity. They're all three different things.
A lot of my friends are struggling musicians. Being a struggling actor, it's just frustrating because you're not allowed to do what you want to do.
I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press.
Being an actor somehow can be a perverse extension of that feeling we generally all have as children, that feeling of wanting to please. Of course you're looking for affirmation, encouragement.
I think a lot of actors take on fun roles and then they're lazy or flippant with them. I just can't do that.
