If You Merely Focus On What We

Getting To Do What I Think Was My Fifth Bbc Drama With Nikki Amuka-bird - We've Done 'shoot The Messenger,' 'five Days,' 'the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency,' 'born Equal' And Now 'small Island' - Was Another Highlight For Me. And Filming In Jamaica Was Great, Too.

I Feel Television Is In A Fantastically Rich Vein Of What It's Presenting Both By Opportunity To Actors And To Audiences.

If You Merely Focus On What We Already Know, Then It's Not Revelatory. You May As Well Just Go And Watch A Documentary Or A Few Videos On Youtube, And You're Good.

I Would Make The Tea On A Daniel Day-lewis Set Just To Observe How He Crafts Roles Like He Did In 'my Left Foot.' That Was The Equivalent Of Seeing Haley's Comet For Me. I Just Couldn't Understand How That Was Possible.

When I Am Playing A Role Far Away From Me With An Accent That Is Not Mine I Always Employ A Dialect Coach. I Am Almost Always Playing Someone That Has An Accent That Is Not Mine.