Adam Rayner

My mother is American. I first went to school in America, and we came back when I was about six to rural…

— Adam Rayner

We rarely just hate people or love people. Normally, the people we have moments of the most impassioned hate for, it's because…

— Adam Rayner

I'm kind of glad that I was able to properly grow up before becoming a massive movie star.

— Adam Rayner

We shot a bit of 'Hunted' in Tangier, and you are in a very, very different world. It's very difficult to blend…

— Adam Rayner

Who knows - I would like to think that I'd be a fantastic president, and I'd be extremely levelheaded, and I'd be…

— Adam Rayner

I don't devour huge amounts of television. I'm more naturally inclined to watch movies, but given my job, I need to have…

— Adam Rayner

I had some great high points and thought: 'This is fantastic. I'm going to be a huge star.' Then something happens, and…

— Adam Rayner

I was always interested in it when I was younger, but it was when I was at university, getting together with other…

— Adam Rayner

If somebody knew every time they did something it was going to be a hit there would never be any failures. Sadly,…

— Adam Rayner

So my character on 'Tyrant' is a chap called Barry Al Fayeed, and he is the second son of a fictional Middle…

— Adam Rayner

Long gone are the days of the stylised old James Bond films with Roger Moore karate chopping his way through the bad…

— Adam Rayner

I'm actually half Brit and half American. I have a British father and an American mother, but as far as I'm aware,…

— Adam Rayner

I've done shows that aired on American TV, but none of them proved to be successful, so yes, no one here knows…

— Adam Rayner

If someone offers you a three picture deal at 20 you'd take it. I would have killed for it.

— Adam Rayner

Everyone working on 'Tyrant' wants to present the world and the issues in it in an intelligent, open, fair, non-reductive kind of…

— Adam Rayner

People have to respond to the characters and respond to the situations that they're in. That said, it still has to be…

— Adam Rayner

To be honest, unless you rocket straight to stardom as a gorgeous young vampire, you can spend a lot of time working…

— Adam Rayner

That's the great thing about university: you've got people around you who are taking a risk and trying things out themselves. It…

— Adam Rayner

British audiences tend to want to see their own lives reflected on TV, whereas American audiences are quite aspirational and enjoy high-concept…

— Adam Rayner

Obviously, 'Homeland' is not just a spy thriller. It's more than that, but 'Tyrant' will be a bit more of a palace…

— Adam Rayner

'Homeland' is a thriller with a lot of cloak and dagger spy stuff, which is one of the things that makes it…

— Adam Rayner

Sometimes our motivations can be quite hazy, contradictory and multi-faceted, in real life.

— Adam Rayner

I certainly have a sliver of me, which is definitely American, and feels a great pull towards where I spent time when…

— Adam Rayner

We're all waiting for the opportunity to do big films but you have to wait your turn - unless you get offered…

— Adam Rayner