"The Tudors is based around the young, charismatic King of England Henry VIII when he was the charismatic alpha male of Europe and the stories are based around the shenanigans of court and I play one of Henry's shenanigans.  I play his second wife Anne Boleyn.

When people thing of Henry, normally they have this grotesque  figure of this old, bloated man which maybe he did become in his later years.  But what isn't so well perceived, I think, is the young Henry VIII was everything a woman could possibly want.   He was athletic, he was charming.  He was a magnetic human being.  And I think any woman would fall head over heals.  He just oozed charisma.  I think with such fire between them they really pressed each other buttons.  I think that would explain later in the story  without going into detail and giving games away when the negativity happened it turned so sour.  There's a very thin line between love and hate and when you have such passion and intensity for a human being, so it has to have been the real thing for what happened to have happened.

I think the thing about Anne Boleyn is there is an exotic quality to her.  This is a woman who wasn't raised in the English court.  She was in the French court and Hapsburg court.  She has a continental exotic quality to her.  She's quite a fiery woman and incredibly intelligent.  So I think Anne really stood out - fire and intelligence and boldness - in comparison to the English roses that were flopping around court, she would've stood out.  And Henry noticed that.

She kept her nerve through the most unbelievably trying circumstances. A lot of strong political figures around her, a lot of back biting.  And she believed in her man and she believed in herself and she stayed strong.  She was a very courageous young woman - bolder and braver than I.

What people don't realize is his father had taken the throne at the end of the civil war.  And there was - England had an incredible amount of bloodshed.  He can be accused of being a tyrant frequently.  But what you've got to remember is the blood that Henry spilled in order to maintain stability was probably of a lot lesser quantity than if he had not ruled with an iron fist.  Civil war was always at the back of his mind.  Hence the need - the passionate need for an heir -  because it meant security and stability for his population and his country.  Peace is Henry VIII greatest accomplishment.

Young, incredibly attractive, vibrant male with a lot of energy, a lot of intelligence and wit.  Charisma.  The parallels just speak.  It's method acting - he's cheating!  He's got such intensity, such focus.  You get drawn in to it - it's easy to play a woman who becomes infatuated with him.  He sucks you in.  Those eyes and .... it's easy."