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" If I can be dead honest with you, when I first see the script for a new episode of 'Endeavour,' if anything jars, I say, 'What's this? Has it got a place in our story?' And if it hasn't, it has to go. "

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" Loner heroes do appeal to that part of yourself that feels as though your genius hasn't been recognised. "

" I don't do any social media. I'm not on Facebook or Twitter. I'm just not interested. "

" I think until you reach your mid-30s, there's either a real acceptance of where you are or a resignation of where you are. "

" Everything has to keep moving forward in 'Endeavour.' Otherwise, it will stagnate. "

" With all due respect, I have a job to do, and that is to try and make 'Endeavour' the best it can be. "

" I'm a big reader. And I take a lot of pictures, do a lot of writing. "

" I used to have an aunty who read tea leaves. She was incredibly accurate. "

" When I was in my late teens, I discovered 'Fawlty Towers' and 'Monty Python,' and they still make me laugh. "

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Make Me Laugh

" I guess I've always been something of an outsider. "

" Acting is an amazing job. I'm very lucky to do it, and when you're working with terrific people, telling stories you care about, and know it reaches an audience who care about it, too, there is an escapism in that. "

" If you put too much pressure on the idea of people watching you, it stops you being able to watch people. "

" I think it is OK to surprise people. "

" My brother and I loved 'ThunderCats' and Robin Williams coming out of an egg in 'Mork & Mindy.' At the time, I thought it was funny, but looking back, it was a crazy concept! "

" I don't really think of myself as the sporty type. But I'll have a go at anything. "

" I've been dumped plenty of times, I can assure you of that. "

" I watch Channel 4 News every day. I love it. I rarely watch any other news programme. There's just something about it - and I'm not talking about Jon Snow's ties and socks, but I appreciate those, too. "

" I think it's important to live your life the way you want to live it. Don't live your life in fear. "

" I want people of my generation who've never seen 'Endeavour' before to enjoy this series. "

" I'm just lucky to be working; I'm not trying to leave a legacy. "

" I don't understand 'The Only Way Is Essex' and 'Made in Chelsea': the way they pretend there's no camera. I cannot fathom the attraction. "

" You can make films, and often, they get released on four screens in the U.K. Although it's been interesting and good for you, if no one's seen it, what's the point? "

" I think it's a falsehood to think you can have some kind of plan. Acting isn't like that, it's more vocational, I think. "

" Don't be losing sleep over tiny things. Life is complicated enough. "

" Ultimately, my boss is the audience. "

" I just don't really like starting a job if I don't know where it finishes. I want to know where something begins and ends so that you can invest something in it. "

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Know

" In Liverpool, where I live, we have a brilliant library which has been refurbished, and I like going there. "

Shaun Evans

Going

Library

" If you love people, tell them you love them. "

" I think when you're in the middle of a piece of work, there are things that bleed over into your life. You're spending a large portion of your day pretending to be somebody else, to tell somebody else's story. "

" I don't think you can work properly if you have anxiety about something; it stops you doing the work you're paid to do. "