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" Being a grandparent is whole new phase in your life. "
Kevin Whately
Your
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Phase
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" It always staggers me when series don't use their sidekicks. "
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Always
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Me
" I catch an old 'Morse' on ITV3. I've never thought I looked particularly like my son. He's taller than me and blond. But when I see Lewis walk into a room with John Thaw, it's like my son has just come onto the screen. That's very strange indeed! "
Kevin Whately
Thought
Walk
Strange
" You get pigeonholed. Some people are film stars, and some are theatre stars who do one-off telly. Somehow, I get into long-running series. "
Kevin Whately
You
People
Some People
" With all the lines I have to learn for TV scripts, I don't think I have any problems with forgetfulness - that's brain exercise enough for me. "
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TV
Brain
Me
" With your own children, you love them immediately - and with grandchildren, it's exactly the same. "
Kevin Whately
Own
Love
Grandchildren
" I don't like two-dimensional characters who are obviously villains from the moment they walk on stage. "
Kevin Whately
Who
Stage
Walk
" Let's just say I've never relied on my looks to make a living. "
Kevin Whately
Living
Say
Never
" Before my mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer's, I had heard of the disease, but hadn't known anyone who had suffered from it. "
Kevin Whately
Alzheimer
Before
Disease
" The more telly you do, the more it feels like a factory. "
Kevin Whately
Like
You
Telly
" I've been going to Bamburgh for holidays since I was a child. "
Kevin Whately
Since
Going
Child
" I never have liked detective dramas. I try to watch all of them to see what's going on, but I don't like them. "
Kevin Whately
See
Detective
Like
" I wanted to be a stage actor but I got stuck on television. It took a couple of years to get used to. "
Kevin Whately
Actor
Years
Used
" Being in Oxford can be a bit like being on holiday - there's plenty of time spent in the pub. "
Kevin Whately
Being
Time
Pub
" In TV, you just have to decide the night before exactly how you're going to say it and stick with that. You can't kick it around; you haven't got time. "
Kevin Whately
Time
You
Got
" Oxford has a slightly mythical rep, particularly for people who haven't been there. "
Kevin Whately
Who
Been
Mythical
" I honestly don't think I sought fame. It wasn't something I courted or wanted, particularly. "
Kevin Whately
Think
Wanted
Fame
" People think I'm thick because of the characters I play. I think I'm brighter than the characters. Well, I hope I am. "
Kevin Whately
Play
I Am
People
" Walking is my main method of relaxation. I don't go over my lines or try to solve the world's problems, I just enjoy the scenery and the wildlife. "
Kevin Whately
Walking
World
Scenery
" I'm very good at being out of work. "
Kevin Whately
Good
Work
Out
" My family have been around Northumberland for five generations. "
Kevin Whately
Family
Around
Been
" I'm not very relaxed; I always need to be doing something. "
Kevin Whately
Something
Need
Doing
" I wish people would take more care of the countryside. "
Kevin Whately
Take
Wish
I Wish
" You can see some very great theatre actors who don't work at all well on screen. They're trying too hard at it. "
Kevin Whately
See
You
Work
" With something like cancer, there is a feeling that you can fight it in some way or control your response to it, but with dementia there is the fear of losing control of your mind and your life. "
Kevin Whately
Fear
Fight
Life
" McQueen is an astonishing film maker. He uses really unusual shots and builds incredible dramatic tension. "
Kevin Whately
Incredible
Dramatic
Film
" You just suddenly think that there's something quite childish about acting. Basically, it's pretending, isn't it? It's good fun and I enjoy it, but it's a funny way of making a living, particularly when you make a very good wage, as I've been fortunate enough to do. "
Kevin Whately
Enjoy
Good
Funny
" I loved Martin Offiah, Andy Farrell and Shaun Edwards in that Wigan team, and they are still heroes today. They were outstanding players and great to watch. "
Kevin Whately
Watch
Great
Today
" When I have time, I really enjoy cooking. "
Kevin Whately
Really
Enjoy
Time
" When you get to the end of a TV series, you feel totally out of sorts as an actor. You feel unfit; your voice box has collapsed on you because you've spent all day muttering into a microphone that's two inches from your head, and you feel desperate to spread your wings and do a bit of real thesping. "
Kevin Whately
Day
Voice
Feel
" I don't see why it gives people the right to know about my private life if I don't want to talk about it. "
Kevin Whately
Life
Want
See