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"Covert Affairs star Peter Gallagher has revealed that he joined the spy drama because he was keen to re-team with The O.C. producers Doug Liman and Dave Bartis. Speaking to Crave Online, the actor - who played Sandy Cohen on the teen drama from 2003 to 2007 - admitted that he was excited by the pair&amp;#039;s grounded style of storytelling. &amp;quot;I was drawn to working with Dave and Doug again,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I like the way they tell stories, because they\u2019re powerful storytellers and they like to have the story they tell find a place in the world we live in.&amp;quot; Gallagher explained that his character on Covert Affairs, CIA director Arthur Campbell, is motivated by a strong sense of duty. &amp;quot;I think he honestly believes that what he does is important,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I think he\u2019s very patriotic. I think he cares a lot for the country and I think he cares a lot for the people under him. I think that\u2019s what gets him out of bed.  &amp;quot;I think he honestly believes that what he does and what the Agency does is important and that, like all large organisations, it\u2019s not perfect and he likes the challenge.&amp;quot; He also revealed that Campbell&amp;#039;s relationship with Piper Perabo&amp;#039;s character Annie Walker will develop as the show continues. &amp;quot;[Arthur] is becoming very much aware of this very young and very valuable asset, Piper. So she obviously has his attention and, judging from the last episode I shot, his respect. So I think it\u2019s an open relationship.&amp;quot; The actor previously said that he enjoys his character&amp;#039;s on-screen romance with wife Joan (played by Kari Matchett). Covert Affairs premieres on July 13 at 10/9c on USA. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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