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To get to play a bad person and do bad things in a safe environment like 'Arrow' was pretty amazing.

I happen to like dark, and I like the fact that 'Arrow' is a pretty dark show, particularly for a network show.

Everything is always on the table. I think it's one of the things that's made 'Arrow' special. But we also all collectively feel like 'The Flash' needs to stand on its own two feet, now that it's gotten its launch from 'Arrow.'

We're huge fans of 'Game of Thrones' for example, 'Orphan Black.' And even though those shows don't necessarily correlate directly with 'Arrow,' I'm a very big believer that writers are the product of their inspirations.

As always, things happen sooner rather than later on 'Arrow.'

I'm so proud of this show and I'm really stoked that fans were so enthusiastic about the show so quickly. I mean, I got recognized for 'Arrow' at the airport when I was headed to Vancouver to shoot the second episode. That was kind of crazy.

The one thing that's always very safe to say with 'Arrow' is never make assumptions.

I think being an archer is much more integral to Green Arrow and his mythos than it is to Hawkeye.

I wasn't aware of Green Arrow as a kid. My thing growing up was wrestling.