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Horror of any kind is dependent on a certain amount of insecurity and paranoia from the audience. And it feeds on that and works on that.

~James Purefoy

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I think, as an actor, I would find it a little run-of-the-mill doing procedurals where it's the same sort of thing week in and week out. Your character doesn't get to grow very much, which, purely from an actor's point of view, you want to see an arc of your character.

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I was fortunate enough to do an HBO show, 'Rome,' in which my arc was built in by historical fact, and over the course of 22 episodes, we were able to tell the stories of these people. We had a beginning and middle and end, and as we went on, you changed every week.

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All cult leaders are very good at supplying people with what they want and are missing in their lives, so they feel loved and that they belong.

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You really need to learn how to turn it on for 'action' and off for 'cut.'

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I am not a big fan of what I call 'ambient television,' which just washes through you in a very polite way. I like television that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go.

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Once you have kids, horror movies become too horrible to watch because you imagine your own children in those situations, so you stop watching them.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: June 3rd, 1964

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