it having a conversation with david fincher was the end result, then it was the thing to do. i saw it and saw opportunities to make it our own. got on the phone with david. we shared all of our thoughts with one another and a lot of the same instincts and impulses and decided to team up. >> it was a huge success in britain about the parliament and the prime minister and intrigue there. and deadly, to say the least. you come here and you have to write this. you know the characters you have. what was your model? where in your mind to find frank underwood, played by kevin spacey? who is now the vice president? >> it started in an organic place. the bbc version was fantastic. he came from a place of aristocracy and privilege. i thought the american myth of anyone can be president coming from nothing and working her way up to the white house was powerful. i wanted our francis to come from a small town. my dad was from south carolina. he grew up in greenville. there is a catchphrase phrase in the bbc version. you very well might think that i can't possibly comment. when said with a

and i thought if having a conversation with david fincher was the end result of -- then watching the bbc version was a pretty good thing to do. i watched it, i loved it, i saw all sorts of opportunities for how we could make it our own and reinvent it. got on the phone with david. we shared all of our thoughts with one another, had a lot of the same instincts and impulses and decided to team up for this experiment. >> rose: so "house of cards" in britain was a huge success about the parliament and prime minister and intrigue there and deadly to say the least. >> (laughs) >> rose: so you come here and you have to write this and you know the kind of characters you have. what was your model? who -- where in your mind did you find frank underwood played by kevin spacey who in this year's episode is now the vice president. >> it started from a very organic place. anna richardson played francis urquhart in the bbc version, he was fantastic. but francis urquhart came from a place of aristocracy and privilege and i felt the american myth of anyone could be president sfwr nothing was a large

no words i don't have the words the vocabulary to tell you how incredible it was to work with david fincher and how much i learned from david how did fame if at all affect you while i tell you how if you want to go to a restaurant and it's booked you know this land and you have somebody call it because i can never do this myself and they say i'm saying the restaurants booked and they go well meatloaf would really like to come tonight oh ok we can probably get a table for him that's how you know those it's good for that kind of thing or you know it is you have a good one thing to drugs or anything i'm small pot one dime in the sixty's and then one time in the eighty's and i thought there was people in the drawers that were in my broken into and i was opening the kitchen cabinets gone ok i know you're in here so i can't have that stuff ok maybe i gave you they were they probably were people have left me gone you think they were little people as i knew there was in there ok they were in there and they get it made yeah stay away from that. what we did lose a great artist and philip seymour hoff

. >> one of the things that i read about a character is david fincher, who is one of the executive producers, said keep claire quiet and still. there's a composure and a stillness that i think is very unique in hollywood. >> i found that linda had a certain -- she has a certain stillness and elegance. for me it's interesting, because i feel as if linda -- she's latina. she can't allow herself to take liberties that men have all the time. that stillness and foundation is what these women all have to -- they can't let go of that at any point. they're using their brains all the time. >> i wonder if it makes you more sympathetic to women on the national stage when you are sort of occupying the roles of a very high powered female politician and you're cognizant of the discipline that requires. >> absolutely. i heard the president on the show talk about isolation. you feel very isolated in that role too. incredibly powerful, just worthy of being in that room. i had scenes with kevin where the walls were shaking because he was just -- you'll see. i would leave the set and one time the makeup artist

netflix figured out many subscribers were watching david fincher's movies from beginning to end and finchersodes of the show and spacey's movies and "house of cards" were streaming well, netflix created a diagram, suggested the u.s. version of the show would be a hit. a reason "house of cards" is revolutionizing the way we watch television, watch an entire season all at once. you'll conceivably be able to watch all episodes that same day, valentine's day. so romantic. netflix already ordered a third season of the show. as television becomes less beholden to a point of viewing, netflix's "house of cards" with nine emmy nominations last year and three wins is proving an online series can hold its own against tax l raditional tv sho. beau, con grgratulations on the third season getting picked up. >> i have to get 800 pages down so we have something to shoot. >> right. watching this krischristie scan unfold, there is resonance in just the sheer kind of transactional petty nature of politics which is what your series focuses on. >> well, the allegations are the not -- that's not petty at all. th

the page, both in the original british series and michael dobbs' book and now in what bow and david fincheron so much. and if you look at lyndon johnson and certainly his reputation of being a very tough, very difficult in your face negotiator, there's a couple of photos that i have on my wall in "house of cards" that are pictures of literally johnson in someone's face leaning over them. he was a very, very tough negotiator. >> also a love story. probably one of the most chilling love stories i've ever seen between frank and claire. >> well, robin writing as done an extraordinary job with quite frankly not a whole lot of dialogue, you know, she's a very miss terrorous character. >> all in the gestures. >> she's remarkable to work with. i've known her a long time. we never had a chance to work as much together as we have in this. but i think she's extremely, extremely remarkable. >> so powerful. we get all kinds of questions on twitter. more than anything else when will they be able to see season three? how long will he have to wait? >> we don't start season three for a little bit later this

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