Damian Lewis

I just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. ”

There are jobs that come along in your life, if you're lucky enough, that elevate you in a considerable way. And 'Homeland' was definitely one of those jobs. ”

You can't be sent away to prison for life and feel OK about it. ”

I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there. ”

I'm not an American, but I have this weird connection to America in different ways through my dad living here for five years, my godfather being an American who I'm very close to. ”

I'm very sad 'Life' wasn't a big hit, But it was undone by politics at NBC. It was intense. I moved my wife, and we had two children back to back. So working those hours and living abroad in L.A. was a handful. But it was a great experience. ”

The lesson I learned is that sometimes the task you have at hand needs all of your concentration and focus. ”

A lot of these American actors have this - in my view - misplaced view that they have to look like Action Man. The trouble is, they all run the risk of being interchangeable. ”

Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I'm just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly. ”

If you believe - which I do - that acting is a bit like advocacy for your character, then of course I want to find the positive points. ”