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" 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. "

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" Let's just say I've never relied on my looks to make a living. "

" When I get some time off, I like to go back to my roots in the North East. My family have been around Northumberland for five generations. "

" My family have been around Northumberland for five generations. "

" You can see some very great theatre actors who don't work at all well on screen. They're trying too hard at it. "

" I am lucky in that I have never been depressed in my life, but this is the one thing which has really affected me: the loss of my mother as I knew her. "

" I feel very at home in woodlands and could easily live there. I should have been one of Robin Hood's men. "

" I wanted to be a stage actor but I got stuck on television. It took a couple of years to get used to. "

" I don't like two-dimensional characters who are obviously villains from the moment they walk on stage. "

" 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. "

" Before my mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer's, I had heard of the disease, but hadn't known anyone who had suffered from it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I honestly don't think I sought fame. It wasn't something I courted or wanted, particularly. "

" I suppose it's a sentimental thing, but I wouldn't want to do more 'Lewis' than we did 'Morse' because I do still think of it as an offshoot. "

" From the time you are a tiny baby, a parent's love is usually unconditional. Whatever you do, your parents think you are the tops, but when their memory goes, you stop recouping the love you've put in. "

" 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. "

" Oxford has a slightly mythical rep, particularly for people who haven't been there. "

" I love taking the boat to the Farne Islands, a few miles offshore. It has a National Trust bird sanctuary with seals and every sort of seabird you can imagine. "

" 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! "

" When I have time, I really enjoy cooking. "

" People think I'm thick because of the characters I play. I think I'm brighter than the characters. Well, I hope I am. "

" The more telly you do, the more it feels like a factory. "

" I've been going to Bamburgh for holidays since I was a child. "

" 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. "

" It always staggers me when series don't use their sidekicks. "

" I'm fascinated by politicians, because I suspect the huge majority of them go into it full of ideas and for the best possible reasons but end up being hijacked. "

" The real reason I love Bamburgh is that it's the only place in the world where I ever truly relax. "

" McQueen is an astonishing film maker. He uses really unusual shots and builds incredible dramatic tension. "

" 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. "

" You're very aware in the theater by the response you get, but not so much on television, obviously. "