Tobias Menzies

The success of 'Rome' was in making the history accessible and giving viewers everyman characters through which they can connect to historical figures. It stops the story from being too remote.

I suppose that's why we watch dramas: to see the stuff that in real life you'd end up in prison for.

Do I think the West End relies too heavily on star names? Yes, I do, and it can result in miscasting and sub-standard stuff. Not always, but occasionally.

After ten years of word processing, I can't even do hand writing anymore.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.