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I don't know why British actors are getting big parts in American TV shows. Maybe it's because we're cheap.

I don't care to analyze acting. On the other hand there is a fascination because distributors are putting out British films. You get films here with great performances you'll never see again. Why compare. We should go after the businessmen.

We've had American TV shows in Britain for years and that hasn't affected our culture at all.

One thing about television in Britain is that they're so scared about complaints. It curbs a lot of drama.

I've never worked in the U.K. television industry, but my guess it that it's a tough world for directors.

There are actually quite high profile British TV star cameos in it that you probably wouldn't even notice, that the British wouldn't even notice, let alone the American audience.

British audiences tend to want to see their own lives reflected on TV, whereas American audiences are quite aspirational and enjoy high-concept shows that show them lives that are perhaps slightly more exciting than they aspire to.

I believe, and this is perhaps too nationalistic a view, that the American style of acting puts actors quickly in touch with each other, so that their continuous presence in a company, as in England, is not absolutely necessary.

We need to look to our laurels a bit with television in this country. I don't think enough risks are being taken in drama television in the U.K., and I think a lot of programme makers are underestimating the intelligence of the viewing public, basing it all on ratings.

American shows can go on for 20 years. I respond more to the British format. Three seasons is a long run for them to tell a story.