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

Bond is a classic archetype character, a character that's embedded in our heads forever, one of a lone warrior setting out to avenge a nation - and you find that character across cultures.

The English are good at bad guys - the James Bond-style villain, cunning, slow-burning. The Americans are much more obvious about it.

What I've appreciated about the 'Bond' films is there's always been a subtle social relevance to them. They've always commented on the times.

James Bond is one of those heroes that all guys feel they could actually be like.

I understand being the villain is what people like. People play to that. They want to know about the villain.

To be a Bond villain, you only get to do that once in your life. You never get to come back.

I'm a huge James Bond fan and watched the movies growing up.

There's always the standard six people you can hire that have played all these villains in Hollywood. Instinctively, when they come on screen, you know what's going to happen. You don't know the story, but you know what they do.

Bond was escapism, but not meant to be imitated in real life.