The Walking Dead - Season 3 - David Morrissey Interview

TV Guide Magazine: Besides working with an accent coach, how have you been preparing to play The Governor?
Morrissey: I've got the graphic novels but have only read Robert Kirkman's [prequel] Rise of The Governor, which I thought was brilliant. There was so much in that book that I could [use], like the desire for survival above everything else. I'm finding out what his fears, anxieties and loves are so I can make him my own.

TV Guide Magazine: Have you shot in a prison before?
Morrissey: I did a show in the U.K. called Out of Control, where we worked in an actual juvenile prison. I shadowed an officer, which gave me insight into how we treat prisoners.

TV Guide Magazine: What are you most looking forward to about joining The Walking Dead?
Morrissey: It's the right show at the right time. My family will be joining me in Atlanta. I've known Andrew Lincoln [Rick] from around London; we have mutual friends. And I get to go to Comic-Con.

Source: TV Guide