raymond redington. when one is committing to a television series, it is a significant commitment. can escape somehow. how many years? james: the fourth season that's on right now. i think i was looking for that. someone that no matter what his life may be, as dire as it may be, he always retain irreverence and a sense of humor. and a great appreciation for what i found so strangely again. dealing in the realm of life and death. it has such an enormous appreciation for life. it has a true sense of the thatous nature of life all the world has to give. ♪ charlie: and you play these characters, does each one build on the other? i assume that every interview and you should inform another interview i do. they all have their own light that you should learn something and pay attention. is it something about your range and your limits? your interests and -- something i was curious about. and certainly looking for a character to play on television that could be something i would be curious about for a while. blacklist, the pilot. and even probably for the first season if not two seasons. an