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

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" 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. "

" Put me on telly, and I think I have a relaxation on camera that makes an audience relax, too. It's not a conscious thing. Cameras don't bother me, whereas other people try to perform to them. "

" I'm not interested in more money for the sake of it. "

" 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. "

" Dementia is often regarded as an embarrassing condition that should be hushed up and not spoken about. But I feel passionately that more needs to be done to raise awareness, which is why I became an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society. "

" My mum Mary was always a bright, confident and fiercely independent lady. "

" People are very appreciative, and I'm always thrilled at how long the 'Morse' films have lasted. They seem to have an afterlife that goes on and on for decades, which is touching. "

" I initially thought 'Lewis' was a terrible idea. The character had very much been Morse's work donkey and sounding board. But I was persuaded to do it, thinking if it was a flop, at least ITV would stop asking me. But the pilot took off, so we got back on this moving train, and we've never looked back. "

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

" Being in Oxford can be a bit like being on holiday - there's plenty of time spent in the pub. "

" 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. "

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

" Mum had regular mental tests with her specialist, but because of her academic background, she became brilliant at manipulating them. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I only really like to watch things like 'Time Team.' I'd rather be out walking the dog. It's all reality TV, which, as an actor, I detest. "

" With your own children, you love them immediately - and with grandchildren, it's exactly the same. "

" I hate anything with 'celebrity' in the title, where people are playing to the cameras all the time. "

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

" While I'm driving north, I'm already thinking about kippers - it's worth the journey just to have kippers for breakfast on Saturday. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I'm the captain of the Variety Club over in England, and so I'm playing golf for them once a week but doing odd bits. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I'm very good at being out of work. "