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" I think I'm quite a lazy person, actually. If I'm not careful, I could just stay in bed all day. "
David Morrissey
Day
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" The reason I wanted to start directing is that as an actor I felt I came into a job late. There's a whole team of people who have been working on it for months before you start. You have this really intense period of filming and then you leave it, knowing that the director will work on it for another few months. "
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" I couldn't think of anything worse than going to a fancy dress party. So, if somebody invited me to one, I'd go as the Invisible Man and not turn up. "
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" In all honesty, we all want our fantasy selves to be the best people. We all think in a time of crisis, we will react heroically and with humanity. "
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" I always have to go out to work even if it's just a desk somewhere or an office or the British Library. "
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" The great thing about being an actor is things happen to you very quickly. I like to put myself in the way of surprise. "
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" The great thing about coming from where I come from - Liverpool and my family - is that we're very close. I have a great relationship with my siblings and their kids. "
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" I've moved into directing as well as acting, and it has taught me never to take casting personally. "
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" I'm a massive fan of Brit Art in general and Damien Hirst in particular. I think he's an absolute genius and should be celebrated in every way. "
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" I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year. "
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" I always try to put myself in the way of surprise as much as possible. My ambition is to keep challenging myself. I like that journey of discovery. "
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" My son got me into 'The Mighty Boosh.' I just love that surrealist humour. "
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" Savannah is amazing with the town squares and the hanging moss and the French Colonial houses. It's brutally romantic. "
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" I'm the youngest of four kids. There's something in me that will always be the youngest child, will always look up to people when they don't necessarily need it. "
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" When I discovered acting, I decided that's what I wanted to do above everything else. It was the first time I was passionate about anything. "
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" I owe my mum a sense of family. She has kept our family together. I have two brothers and a sister, and they all live a stone's throw away from each other in Liverpool. "
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" It takes a long time to drag myself out of bed, and at night I'm buzzing. As a young man it was helpful, but now I'd like to be tired when I go to bed and alive in the morning. "
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" You want people to identify with the person on the screen or in the theater, but you don't want them to identify with you as a person. "
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