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" I was researching my family tree, and I was deeply hoping I was going to turn out to be Eastern European, but I'm not. "

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" I think you go through a period as a teenager of being quite cool and unaffected by things. "

" I haven't found the experience of being hot very great. It usually means you are about to be overexposed. I would rather be respected. "

" There are so many things from movies that are remembered, that are just looks on people's faces or incredible vistas or beautiful pictures. That is a very important part of cinema. "

" Alison Carr on 'Homeland.' She was such great character to play, so clever and full of surprises. I was sad to see her go. "

" The detective genre is not easy because you've got to get to a conclusion that is unexpected. "

" I love the Russians for their verve, their melancholia, their vivacity, their unpredictability, and their humour. "

Unpredictability

" Writers would hate me saying this, and I love words, but I have to say that cinema exists, on one level, for the power of the big image and what that image does. "

" I hate being pigeon-holed into anything. To me, the best thing is when the next job comes and is completely different to the one that I just had. "

" I think, with TV, you create kind of a family to work with. "

" I have plenty to look forward to, I'm sure. "

" I think that's the kind of women that people are interested in. They're interested in strong women characters who are stronger than the male characters sometimes, in some ways. That's what's interesting and attractive about women. "

" It's a career that's enticing because you go on stage, for example, and people clap. You get that affirmation, but you can't go into acting for that because it's really your own self-belief that's going to get you through. "

" I find, in film, we're always making things and having these intense friendships and then losing track of people. When I first start a job, I'm quite nervous, and it takes me a while to find my place, and then it feels like I'm just really loving it and feeling great, and it's all over. "

" The whole theatre world deeply attracts me. I love rehearsing and having time to make mistakes and laugh and discover things about yourself and other people - and the energy level is great. "

" When I was working on 'Homeland,' there was a consultant who helped me a lot... I went to Washington and met with my consultant there, and he actually organised a lunch with several people from the Intelligence Committee. "

" Premieres are pretty fun, but probably the most fun was when I went to see 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,' and I'd just flown in from Africa, and I hadn't even seen the movie yet. So, the first time I saw it was at the premiere. It was really fun. "

" Around the time of 'The Lord of the Rings,' it was a shock to me just how big it is to be on that kind of media juggernaut. It was a big thing and the scrutiny was shocking. "

" I really like research. "

" I've made my peace with being in the spotlight, definitely. "

" It's so great to come in and do something where you know how strong the format of the show is and you're working with writers and directors who worked on the original show. It feels like you're going into a well-run ship already. Then it's just a matter of creating these new characters. "

" I ask myself, 'What is the value of acting and the attention that actors get? And yet there are so many people in the world doing incredible things for mankind, and they don't get much attention.' I do question about that, but I don't think I would've been a great doctor. I think I would've been a good surgeon. That fascinated me. "

" People often say, 'I thought you were much taller.' So, I don't know. Maybe it's the way I stand or something. "

" Sitting down for the actor read when you first get together, it's like the Last Supper because you don't know who will be there for the next read. "

" Acting is a freelance career... you never stop having to prove yourself and fight for work. "

" I guess I find it easy to play uptight characters. "

" Certain characters get to me and stay with me for a while. "

" Young actors are serious about their work and don't take any time out from it. I'm very serious about my work; there are probably only two films I've done where I had a really good time. "

" England is very interested as well, and other countries if I could speak the languages! "

" I worry about my sides. I worry where everything goes. I worry that I'm going to be the leak. I give all my scripts back! "

" If there is a book that the script came from you have to read it, you have to see what you can get out of it: mood, back story and things that may not even be in the film. They kick off your imagination and broaden the character, I think. "