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Raza Jaffrey
British
Actor
Because
Everyone
Homeland
Think
Very
You
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Some actors - myself included - like to know where your character's going: you like to know what the arc is for the character so that you can plan where you're going to give beats for this, that, and the other and give the audience what they want. But on 'Homeland,' you do the opposite.
Raza Jaffrey
Myself
Character
You
Other
Arc
Some
Give
Beats
Like
Know
Audience
Opposite
Going
Where
Want
Plan
Your
Homeland
Included
Actor
There are so few shows that are willing to take risks with their characters in the way that 'Homeland' does. And yet, the audience still comes back and loves those characters.
Raza Jaffrey
Risks
Few
Back
Way
Those
Characters
Willing
Take
Audience
Does
Still
Loves
Homeland
Shows
Everyone thinks with 'Smash,' because it looks glossy and big, they think they're spending a fortune, and they think it's taking weeks to shoot.
Raza Jaffrey
Big
Think
Everyone
Spending
Weeks
Taking
Smash
Looks
Because
Shoot
Fortune
Thinks
When I did musicals in London a number of years ago, I was in a workshop scenario for a year or more with 'Bombay Dreams.'
Raza Jaffrey
Dreams
Year
Musicals
London
Scenario
More
Years
Years Ago
Did
Workshop
Bombay
Number
Work aside, I think would have ended up in the U.S. because I like being here a lot. I really do.
Raza Jaffrey
Work
Think
Would
Like
Because
Lot
Up
Ended
Being
Aside
Really
Here
There isn't really a theatre culture in L.A., which is odd when there are so many brilliant actors there.
Raza Jaffrey
Culture
Theatre
Brilliant
Odd
Which
Really
Many
Actor
I think fidelity is absolutely important, especially in the acting industry, which is littered with broken relationships because people are away filming for months.
Raza Jaffrey
Broken
People
Important
Think
Relationships
Months
Absolutely
Industry
Because
Which
Fidelity
Littered
Acting
Away
Filming
One of the things I miss most about the U.K. is political TV, and I have one of those little gadgets, which means I can download British programmes illegally - that's why it's a guilty pleasure.
Raza Jaffrey
Gadgets
Political
Programmes
Pleasure
Those
Guilty
Guilty Pleasure
TV
One Of The Things
About
Miss
Most
Which
Little
Means
Download
Why
Things
British
No one was very surprised when I decided to become an actor.
Raza Jaffrey
Become
No-One
Surprised
Very
Decided
Actor
I am in the habit, like most British people, of holding the door open for people. But in the U.S., people don't understand it. You get odd looks or doors slammed in your face.
Raza Jaffrey
You
People
Face
Doors
Holding
British People
Habit
Open
Like
Most
Looks
Understand
Am
Odd
Get
Door
Your
Slammed
British
I'm quite handy with a screwdriver. I like making and fixing things.
Raza Jaffrey
Like
Making
Fixing
Handy
Quite
Things
Everyone knows 'Smash' is about musical numbers, and everyone knows we have fantastic dance sequences and great performances.
Raza Jaffrey
Great
Dance
Everyone
Musical
About
Performance
Smash
Knows
Fantastic
Numbers
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