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" My first trip abroad was to do a TV version of 'Les Miserables' in France with Anthony Perkins. There I was at 12 acting with the guy from 'Psycho.' My parents were teachers, and it was hard for them to relate to that world. "

Dexter Fletcher

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" I was turning up at sets where inexperienced people were making these badly written films - but they were doing it; that was the point. They were getting their films out there. And they were paying me, so they obviously had access to money. I just thought, 'I can make something better than this.' "

Dexter Fletcher

" I love walking along Leith's waterfront and wandering around some of New Town's beautiful streets and squares, with their gorgeous Georgian architecture. "

Dexter Fletcher

" I love travelling, but I have to admit I didn't initially take to Agra in India. As soon as you arrive, someone wants to show you around, take your bags or sell you something - and it's just a bit of a culture shock. You just have to make the necessary mental adjustment to the setting. "

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" I've been the teenage success, I've been homeless and driving around in my car and not knowing where to eat. You just want to keep working and learning, and I was doing that. If I hadn't done 'Wild Bill,' I'm sure I would have acted in something else. "

Dexter Fletcher

" It took me a long time to make that leap to being a grown-up and responsible adult because I carried on being a child actor into my late twenties. It's OK to be precocious when you're young, but when you're a man of about 27 or 28 and playing a 17-year-old in a TV show, it kind of prolongs your childhood. "

Dexter Fletcher

" I didn't make 'Wild Bill' because I wanted to become a director; I just wanted to make 'Wild Bill.' "

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" I've been lucky enough to do theatre, film, and television for a career. Unless I get offered a job as an astronaut, I won't stray too far from it. "

Dexter Fletcher

" I always devise a background so that it makes what your character goes through logical and keeps up the continuity. "

Dexter Fletcher

" With directing, you've got to find something and drag it up from its inception, and I'm at the early stages of doing that again. There's something all-consuming and addictive about that. "

Dexter Fletcher

" If you're not keen on crowds, it might be best to give Edinburgh a miss during festival time when it can get extremely busy. "

Dexter Fletcher

" I left school with no qualifications, but I was doing theatre and film work and thought that was the best thing since sliced bread. "

Dexter Fletcher

" As an older and wiser man, I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work and talent and determination. "

Dexter Fletcher

" Spending time on 18th-century ships in Tahiti when I was 17 was quite unusual. "

Dexter Fletcher

" I have a natural affinity with children and adults who can't accept adult responsibility. "

Dexter Fletcher