Jason Isaacs has mixed feelings about his latest TV pilot because he doesn't want to move to the U.S. if it is a success.
Isaacs has filmed a one-off episode of Awake, in which he plays a detective who finds himself living in two different realities after an accident.
But he is wary of relocating his wife Emma and their two daughters, Lily and Ruby, from London to Los Angeles if the series becomes a hit.
He tells Britain's Sunday Telegraph Seven magazine, "Every pilot that's made comes from some people with amazing prestige.
"They're all a big word thrown around town and they're everybody's favourite project and then no one ever mentions them again.
"Lots of fabulously talented people, and the head of the network chooses only one. But do I want to move here? Do I want to put my kids in school here? Is that what I really want?"
The Harry Potter star is also determined to be there for every step of his daughters' upbringing, adding, "I don't want to miss any more school plays. I don't want my kids to go skiing for the first time without me.
"My kids don't give a f**k what I'm doing. It's me that doesn't want to miss anything... That's where I'm happiest."
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