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British actors are renowned for being great villains in movies, like Bond films, all the rest of it.

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 actors come at acting from a slightly different angle. Because a lot of the films are cast out there, they are so used to the angle from which the Americans, and certainly the young guys from L.A., are coming at it, that I think it's interesting for them to find these English actors who maybe approach acting from a different place.

There's still a bit of a problem, in that so many leading English roles are taken by American or French actresses.

No actor can play a villain if they don't sympathise with him or her - otherwise the character just becomes a two-dimensional caricature.

I have always thought we should think less about the British film industry as an entity, and more about getting British talent working.

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.

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now - in theatre.

If you're lucky enough to work with great actors and creative people, they're always just going to be who they are, so I don't think there's a difference between the Brits and the Americans.

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