Ian, along with cast members Isaiah Washington, Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, and executive producer Jason Rothenberg appeared at the The Critics Association winter panel in Pasadena, Ca. on January 15th.  There are several press reports, here is one article and more will be posted inside on the forum.

The CW’s ‘The 100’: Like ‘Lord of the Flies’ with a ‘love octagon,’ says showrunner

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/the-cws-the-100-like-lord-of-the-flies-with-a-love-octagon-says-showrunner.html

Here’s an excerpt from the article with what Ian had to say about his character Kane:

While Bellamy’s villain on the ground evolves as the series progresses, Henry Ian Cusick plays a villain on the Ark named Kane. But according to Cusick, his character isn’t purely evil. “He’s a confused misanthrope. He doesn’t like mankind and yet he’s trying to save mankind,” Cusick says. “His motives are that he wants to save humankind but the way he wants to do it is pretty draconian. He wants to kill a lot of people but he’s up against Abby [Paige Turco] and Chancellor Jaha [Isaiah Washington] who are pretty liberal. He’s not a bad guy. He’s pragmatic.”

Kane is motivated to take drastic measures to save the Ark because due to some technical glitches, the Ark thinks that all 100 teens died on Earth. “We know he’s wrong but he doesn’t, because we know the kids survived on the ground. He really believes in his cause,” Rothenberg says.